It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us.

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to get through, and to get over.

People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

I can be happy with who I am, not what I should be, or what I might have been, or what someone tells me I must be.

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to.

It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

The greatest achievement to any human being is to love God, yourself, and others.

Every body type is different - that's what makes you unique. What makes you special is you, and you are different from the next person.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

The greatest generation was formed first by the Great Depression. They shared everything - meals, jobs, clothing.

Humans are the only animals who will follow unstable pack leaders.

What you need and what you want aren't the same things.

Inspiration is finding something that excites you.

If you have to make mistakes, make them good and big, don't be middling if you can help it.

When I run the world, librarians will be exempt from tragedy. Even their smaller sorrows will last only for as long as you can take out a book.

The longer I live, the less I trust ideas, the more I trust emotions.

The law of self-preservation is higher than written law.

It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.