I grew up in the American South and came of age in the 1960s, an incredibly turbulent time. It was as if the seams of American life were being ripped apart with riots and protests.

Gazing into the mirror, I saw myself as I was-a black silhouette in the room, a woman whose darkness had completely leaked through.

... in the end, Goddess is just a word. It simply means the divine in female form.

All my life I've thought I needed someone to complete me, now I know I need to belong to myself.

Sunset is the saddest light there is.

When you can't go forward, and you can't go backward, and you can't stay where you are without killing off something deep and vital in yourself, you are on the edge of creation.

I found that I could not climb my way up to God in a blaze of doing and performing. Rather, I had to descend into the depths of myself and find God there in the darkness of troubled waters.

If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.

I have noticed that if you look carefully at people's eyes the first five seconds they look at you, the truth of their feelings will shine through for just an instant before it flickers away.

It's something everybody wants-for someone to see the hurt done to them and set it down like it matters.

It takes a bee 10,000,000 trips to collect enough nectar to make 1 pound of honey.

To be truly great, begin to convert all your passing time into products through hard work.

Effective leadership is doing important things first. Effective management is knowing what is important.

I've never bought a boxed set DVD or anything like that.

I think there has been a great deal of valuable revisionism in women's history.

I learned to focus and work hard and not give up. I learned that every obstacle is really an opportunity.

I've always been looking for other people's approval.

Follow your inner heart and the world moves in and helps.

I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.

Listen to your instincts, then do the opposite.