I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.

Let me learn now where Beauty is; I was born to know her mysteries . . .

It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods; To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip, Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity, Or draw a line daring them to cross.

Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time?

Heaven's Virginia when the year's at its Spring.

Guilt pins a fig-leaf; Innocence is its own adorning.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard.

The universe is a gigantic amusement park in which we can have a ride or two.

Leadership is about focus and concentrations. To be in focus, choose a clear direction. To concentrate, remain in that direction!

I had the most beautiful dream, and then I fell asleep in your arms and my dream turned lovelier still.

I just hope to work with great people, and do things that are challenging for me and that I can be proud of and not have to hide my face about. Those are my guidelines.

What we want for our students we should want for our teachers: learning, challenge, support, and respect.

As actors we're supposed to be our character's advocate.

I always have been and will remain someone who loves real, 3D, substantial books. And I don't believe that it's a wistful, nostalgic interest like vinyl collectors. It's not the same thing.

All writers behave badly. All people behave badly.

Bunglers and pedants judge art according to genre; they approve of this and dismiss that genre, but instead of genres, the open-minded connoisseur appreciates only individual works.

The Fourth Amendment is on life support and the chief agent of that is the National Security Agency.