I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are.

I would never disrespect any man, woman, chick or child out there. We're all the same. What goes around comes around, and karma kicks us all in the butt in the end of the day.

I give and give, even when I get nothing back - and that sets me up for disappointment.

I'm the type of woman you might say is too good. I'll massage a man's feet, have dinner cooked when he gets home. But once they leave, the door is closed, and the locks are changed.

Music always hits me when I'm driving so I keep a recorder in my bag.

I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So it's not about money.

I have a massage when I want to relax. I love being pampered. I love island massages when you're outside in the fresh air.

Depending on which day, and how I am feeling on that day, I have a different favorite song on the album. One day it might be 'Karma', and other days it is 'Stay For A While'

I haven't always been the person I am today. I came into loving myself more than anything or anyone else.

I can be strong for everybody except myself. I can tell somebody, 'Hey, keep it together', but I can't take my own advice.

When I was younger I was taught that a winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.

Ignorance is avoiding that which stands in front of me out of the misplaced hope that it will put what I’m ignoring behind me. Instead, it’s most certain to drop it on top of me.

The busier you are, the more intentional you must be.

Attributing to another author, "Writing a novel is like setting a goal and walking there in your sleep.

Hey, you know who I feel bad for? Arab-Americans who truly want to get into crop dusting.

If Carrie Ford wins the National I'll bare my backside to the wind, and let everyone kick it.

Bitcoin, generally, is a great idea. Keeping wallets on smartphones is the worst idea of the decade

I've done so many independent movies I'm sure no one will ever see, but I've loved the work.

There's no better reading experience than going to the place where a text was written.

Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being.

I saw myself as an outsider as a teen. I was home-schooled and got my G.E.D. when I was 16; I wasn't interested in high school at all and figured that college might be more entertaining.