I have so much more confidence in myself now than I ever did before.

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.

You dance inside my chest, where no one sees you, but sometimes I do, and thatsight becomes this art.

No one can know your strength and weakness better than yourself.

Jennifer Merrick had stored all her tears inside her, and her pride and courage would never permit her to break down and shed them.

The mentor-mentee relationship is ideally like that of the guru and disciple: motivated by the desire of the guru to impart knowledge to the disciple.

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.

Of course the playing is important but writing and the establishing of what you are going for is prime too.

Man is so made that if he is told often enough that he is a fool he believes it.

Past time is finite, future time is infinite.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.