My brothers were gone on tour a lot, and I would miss them so much.

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.

Our most important duty in life is to love. Our most important success in life is happiness.

I stood there in the shadowed doorway thinking with my tears. Yes, tears can be thoughts, why not?

When, from the depths of your heart, you spontaneously wish all beings to find true, lasting happiness, this is great love.

In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world.

Mascara is my go-to product before stepping out of the house.

One hundred rounds do not constitute fire power. One hit constitutes fire power.

I don’t feel less loved or less loving because I’m not married.

Quantum mechanics has explained all of chemistry and most of physics.

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

I don't look at my films or my old drawings much, so that was an interesting way to kind of reconnect with myself a bit.