I think a revolution can survive without single centralized leadership.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

I felt the same way the world felt about Kurtis

I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.

To take photographs is putting one's head, one's eye, and one's heart on the same axis

Every woman needs a daughter to tell her stories to.

I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.

If you're going to be a good standup, or a successful standup, or a standup who can work for money, you have to eliminate the possibility of dying quickly.

Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God.

Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

[A]nti-Semitism was rife in almost all varieties of socialism.

I love to mix things up and create new dishes in the kitchen. I love cooking shrimp scampi and having a glass of Pinot Grigio while listening to music.