I vowed that I'd never allow any man to control me or to be an alcoholic or anything like that around me, because I don't want my children seeing that.

Lavender is the new pink. I'll never stop wearing pink but I wanted to venture out.

True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know your are great, you have no need to hate.

People will love you and support you when it's beneficial.

You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don't make moves and when you don't climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you're not competition.

Call it a curse, or just call me blessed, if you can't handle my worst, you ain't getting my best

You're not gonna tell me who I am. I'm gonna tell you who I am.

Refuse to lose, Refuse to be defeated, Refuse to have regrets.

Still I rise Still I fight Still I might crack a smile Keep my eyes on the prize See my haters tell em hi

Cause I am not a word, I am not a line. I am not a girl that can ever be defined

Good advice I always hated, but lookin back it made me greater.

He who kneels the most, stands the best.

Believe me, Nóra. An old broom knows the dirty corners best

Read the best books first, otherwise you’ll find you do not have time. - Henry David Thoreau

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.

I get these lightweights like Marco Rubio, he gets up and says'Oh, Donald Trump didn't talk about foreign policy'.

A book should long for pen, ink, and writing-table: but usually it is pen, ink, and writing-table that long for a book. That is why books are so negligible nowadays.

For me, jazz will always be the soundtrack of the civil rights movement.

It was an amazing experience to work with Michael Jackson, who is a legend.

At my age, turning gray is kind of a blessing, where it softens all of the other horrible things it does to you, but it is what it is.

In addition, the bill passed by the House requires a person performing an abortion on a minor from a different state to notify one parent in the home state.