I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.

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.

In the pursuit of wholeness, there will surely be challenges but you need to keep going.

Every mom is busy, whether you have one child or more than one. You just learn how to manage your time differently as your family grows.

If I could have anyone on speed dial it would be George Clooney. He seems like a cool guy who would give good advice.

Theatrical work means too much work or none.

To live in the past is to die in the present.

The Bible-banned, burned, beloved-is more widely read and more frequently attacked than any other book in history.

I sit quietly and repeat my mantra until I'm in a meditative state, taking it all in but not focusing on any one thing.

And he had a nice home in Ohio with wife, daughter, Christmas tree, two cars, garage, lawn, lawnmower, but he couldn't enjoy any of it because he really wasn't free. It was sadly true.

Life is a gift, love opens it up.

What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?' .