I think that women definitely have a special bond as friends that is hard to describe to men, and we don't often see that portrayed narratively.

If your dream only includes you, it's too small.

Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal.

Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story.

Don't wait for permission to do something creative.

If you're doing something outside of dominant culture there's not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself.

When you're in your lane, there's no traffic.

We have to find new ways to work without permission, new ways to turn corners and go through doors that are closed off to us to create our own audiences and our own material independently.

I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you.

Stop asking, start doing.

If your work is solid, it really doesn't matter what people you know because good work starts to rise to the top.

Your like Martha Stewart on crack, ” my neighbor shouted as I stuck another cardinal in with the daisies.

I'm always looking for inspiration.

National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents.

For me photography is an excuse to be nosy about things I want to know about.

I love working in TV. TV is fast. You shoot it and it's done quickly.

Be appreciative of what's right with your life. In your gratitude is power to make it even better

There is no trusting appearances.

I fantasize about LeBron's ability. He is the best player I have ever seen at this age.

The proper use of comments is to compensate for our failure to express ourself in code.

Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent and urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things.