I have always wanted my art to service my people - to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential. We have to create an art for liberation and for life.

I wanted to show the history and strength of all kinds of black women. Working women, country women, urban women, great women in the history of the United States.

Art is only important to the extent that it aids in the liberation of our people.

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

Everyone is vulnerable in some places! To don't be such person, make sure that you don't have weak places!

Sometimes I've had to put myself on a diet.

If I can be my crazy, wild self in front of a person, and he still likes me, that's romantic.

Society was cut in two: those who had nothing united in common envy; those who had anything united in common terror.

Anger is practical awkwardness.

The thing is, work is the thing I love the most.

Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity

My garden will never make me famous, I'm a horticultural ignoramus.

Even if you accept the theory of man-made climate change, wind turbines are a rotten way to reduce CO2 emissions, or to improve energy security.