I talked about adopting a baby when I was 20 years old, before it became 'hip.'

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Don't chase the money... chase the passion. Because that's what is going to keep you happy and motivated and jumping out of that bed Monday morning.

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.

Love every part of yourself. Even the things that frustrate you. They make you who you are!

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!

There is 3 key things for good photography: the camera,lighting and... Photoshop

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

You can have all the potential in world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing.

If your failure is not a lesson, it's indeed a failure.

..he had trampled her poor, pining heart, and the wound was still raw, even these many years later.

Popular culture - above all rock 'n' roll, with its African-American R & B roots - did far more to radicalize us than did any feminist leader.

It is not darkness you are going to, for God is Light. It is not lonely, for Christ is with you. It is not unknown country, for Christ is there.

I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day.

In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer.

I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky (Hatton) is still champion in four years.

A cat and a Bible, and nobody needs to be lonely.

A lot of people don't believe in what they are doing. They just want the crowd to scream for them.

If you have never had any distractions you don't know how to pray.