It is important to learn as much as you can about the person and then throw it all away so that you're not in any way doing some sort of mimicry.

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

I can only live in my truth.

To be silent is to be passive.

As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.

The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

Everything happens when it's supposed to.

There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted to make sure that her integrity was preserved.

Confident is the grace of courage.

There's a friendly tie of some sort between music and eating.

I guess there's always a price to pay when you cheat fate.

Do not let anybody reign with you, until they suffer with you.

Flowers are like the sweet babies of the nature

I'd rather believe in my own choice and see it all go wrong than do something I'm not fully convinced of and later feel guilty about it.

You just never know when somebodys gonna die. It could happen at any moment so youve got to really treat everybody that way. Just really let everybody know how you feel about them.

I have one thing in common with the emerging black nations of Africa: We both have voices, and we are discovering what we can do with them.

His safety was more important than anything to me. Even if he would never know enough to understand that.

When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.