I hope I have important things to say.

I was an English major in college, and then I went to graduate school in English at the University of North Carolina for three years.

My job as the mother of daughters is to make sure my children see that every opportunity is available to them.

Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.

This diagnosis is a reminder that this is the life you've got. And you're not getting another one. Whatever has happened, you have to take this life and treasure and protect it.

It's just a part of our nature to hope.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one.

A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.

Tabloid news is tabloid news.

We were never a family that had a lot. We had enough, but not a lot.

She laughs an honest laugh... one that puts the fakes on edge and makes them dream of being better.

Don't be afraid to hit the ball.

I like the U.S. and feel gratitude towards it.

For some reason I seem to be a massive hit with middle-aged women. I seriously don't know what it is.

Nobody gives you an education. If you want one, you have to take it.

Anyone as selfish and determined as you are is never helpless.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

I paint in order not to cry.

Fantasy deals with the immeasurable while science-fiction deals with the measurable.

Tramaine Hawkins has been a mentor, a confidante and an example of greatness. She has been through a lot in her life, and her career has spanned over 50 years. To me, that's what you call a legend.