I'm shy, although I'm not shy with my friends and 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.

Faith requires no Tangible Evidenve but remains Optimistic

I was able to do that [showing up of Democratic benefits] when I was the candidate. But I've not seen or presided over that kind of systematic outreach that I think needs to happen.

Use the Day of Atonement not to pray for the dead but to act for the living, to rescue those about to die.

The artist who is not also a craftsman is no good; but, alas, most of our artists are nothing else.

I am not frightened of much, but I wouldn't like to get ill.

I think any reasonable person knows which reporters to eliminate.

Mama, humanity is my business.

The play takes place on a ramp, hanging from a ramp, below a ramp, and to the sides of a ramp.

Power just goes to two poles — to those who've got money, and those who've got people.

I'm more about what's right than having the girl's back no matter what.