I'm with the boss I'm Ms Ross

Lavender is the new pink. I'll never stop wearing pink but I wanted to venture out.

True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know your are great, you have no need to hate.

People will love you and support you when it's beneficial.

You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don't make moves and when you don't climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you're not competition.

Call it a curse, or just call me blessed, if you can't handle my worst, you ain't getting my best

You're not gonna tell me who I am. I'm gonna tell you who I am.

Refuse to lose, Refuse to be defeated, Refuse to have regrets.

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

Cause I am not a word, I am not a line. I am not a girl that can ever be defined

Good advice I always hated, but lookin back it made me greater.

I beg women to wait. Wait on God. Keep your mouth shut. Don’t expect anything until the declaration is clear and forthright. And to the men I say be careful with us, please. Be circumspect.

A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.

Whether you're a newspaper journalist, a lawyer, a doctor. You have to organize your thoughts.

I know you can't control everything, and everything is in God's hands ultimately, but I'm going to fight, go out and perform for everybody, I don't care.

I love clothes, but really I don't have that much to say about skirts. Before I was writing, I went to fashion shows only when the designer was a good friend and I was there to show support.

A silenced Haiti has once again found its literary voice.

There is no death. The thing that we call death Is but another, sadder name for life.

Ryan Alvanos is an offbeat, insanely inventive singer-songwriter who sneaks up on you with a sly wit and subtle power.

And you know what the worst part is? I never learned to read!

There's this kind of strange mythology about me in the media because I've done unusual things.