If we aren’t intersectional, some of us, the most vulnerable, are going to fall through the cracks.

The empowerment of black women constitutes the empowerment of our entire community.

Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you were wrong. It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.

It was ridiculous really. I had just won a major race despite not being in top form, yet I was going to dope.

Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase.

I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen.

The alleged short-cut to knowledge, which is faith, is only a short-circuit destroying the mind

'Have fun' is my message. Be silly. You're allowed to be silly. There's nothing wrong with it.

Always aspire to become the next you, not someone else

Personal matters aren't really any of my business. I don't care who is sleeping with whom for example unless it is somehow affecting an individual's performance in the public arena.

The eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts.

My goal is to try to tell the public that America could use more science and technology in all aspects of its life.