I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me.

I'm not the average girl from your video and I ain't built like a supermodel but I learned to love myself unconditionally because i am a queen

What did not demolish me simply polished me.

I heard a voice that told me I'm essential. How all my fears are limiting my potential. Said it's time to step into the light and use every bit of power i have inside.

In a world of smoke and ashes, you are milk and honey

Life is a journey, not a destination; there are no mistakes, just chances we've taken.

No matter what anybody says, what matters most is what you think of yourself.

The difference between living and feeling alive, is using your fear as fuel to fly.

Success is clarity of my intention....and reaching that intention while being true to myself and with joy.

I am not my hair I am not this skin I am not your expectations, no I am not my hair I am not this skin I am the soul that lives within.

Break the Shell”: “Child, it’s time to break the shell Life’s gonna hurt but it’s meant to be felt You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself You cannot fly until you break the shell.

Your calling is calling you, are you answering?

The business of wretches is wretched even in guarantee giving.

Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. Had I not been a therapist, I would have been an efficiency expert.

Political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.

Well you just have to own it, I suppose. Own the character, which is difficult.

Young love is so ridiculous, as is middle-aged and old love. And it's also hilarious. When have you ever felt so vulnerable and wonderful and terrible at the same time?

My films are the celebration of reality, of life, of my friends, of actual daily life that passes and is gone tomorrow. We don't pay attention to it when it happens.

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on the way to your soap opera audition.