I have a very strong family.

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.

People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

I can be happy with who I am, not what I should be, or what I might have been, or what someone tells me I must be.

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to.

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.

I wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)

I know that your time is very precious, I am also a prince, we will not meet again

I think Will Smith's character says it best in his opening speech when he says, "We long for love, we wish we had more time and we're afraid of death."

I've never tried to work chronologically. I don't think I have the discipline to do that.

Her mind lives tidily, apart from cold and noise and pain. And bolts the door against her heart, out wailing in the rain.

My friend Anderson Cooper is the scion of one of America's great shipping and railroad families, the Vanderbilts.

I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.

When you learn to get along with yourself, you will know how to get along with everybody.

Your heart must become a sea of love. Your mind must become a river of detachment.

Knowing not grieving remembers a thousand savage and lonely streets.