I hate to tell people what they should think 'cause I really have an aversion when people tell me what to think.

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

I can only live in my truth.

To be silent is to be passive.

As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.

The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

Everything happens when it's supposed to.

There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted to make sure that her integrity was preserved.

I wonder if I will ever have the strength to hold onto something. Or if I will always be someone who destroys.

I will always treasure the privilege of writing the 'Sports of The Times' column.

As far as I am concerned, poetry is a statement concerning the human condition, composed in verse.

Like cellulite creams or hair-loss tonics, capital punishment is one of those panaceas that isn't. Only it costs a whole lot more.

I had actually, after the Paris attacks in this country, we all patted ourselves on the back and said, "Well, we have a much more assimilated Muslim population here than they do in Europe."

I pray every day, several times. It soothes me. I don't ask for anything, except for health.

Remember that other people are as real as you.Other people's feelings are as real as yours.In fact, our feelings are what make us real.

I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.

Right," said Fat Charlie conversationally. "You realize, of course, that this means war." It was the traditional war cry of a rabbit when pushed too far.

Wealth does not bring about excellence (aka areté), but excellence (aka areté) brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.