Of my two 'handicaps,' being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

Don't list to those who say YOU CAN'T. Listen to the voice inside yourself that says, I CAN.

Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.

In the end anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism.

I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

Women must become revolutionary. This cannot be evolution but revolution.

I've always met more discrimination being a woman than being Black...men are men.

Laws will not eliminate prejudice from the hearts of human beings. But that is no reason to allow prejudice to continue to be enshrined in our laws - to perpetuate injustice through inaction.

Health is a human right, not a privilege to be purchased.

I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there.

You can tell James Duthie to shove that quiz. I have a few other words I can tell you about the quiz.

Wine is the healthiest and most health-giving of drinks.

There is nothing more beautiful than living a simple life in this complex universe!

Meditation has really helped with keeping my center.

Art is most effective when concealed.

If there was such a thing as re-incarnation, Floyd would come back as himself

The life in Italy is the life of a wealthy country: consumptions haven't diminished, it's hard to find seats on planes, our restaurants are full of people.

Personally, I rather think that if you're not creative you've got a problem on your hands. If you are creative you've got a double problem.

Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.