The clothing, the makeup, the freedom of expression in [the models'] bodies. It was Linda and Christy and Naomi at the time. So I modeled before college.

I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.

I want to be awake. I want to choose kindness, live & let live. I want joy, gratitude, and peace today.

It was when I realized I needed to stop trying to be somebody else and be myself, that I actually started to own, accept and love what I had.

Just embrace your hair! I really feel like I am not an advocate for people doing what I do. I'm an advocate for people discovering and finding what works for them.

When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it's time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite "milkmaid" braid.

Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.

In some of the darkest and hardest moments, there is always a part of me that is okay. And I can always access that part of me.

Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.

I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself'.

We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.

If I don't care what toothpaste you use, then why should I care who's in your bed?

She is a slave, with no way home.

Fear is a communicable disease

Just say what you want to say . . . and say it with all your heart.

It is the heart and not the brain, That to the highest doth attain.

Even with all the negativeness of the whole social media thing, I still think it's leaps and bounds more positive.

Worthiness is a process, and perfection is an eternal trek. We can be worthy to enjoy certain privileges without being perfect.

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.

I can go to India and draw 20,000 people at a concert, and it's really because I've built up an internet presence.

The Holy Spirit was not sent so we can have bless ups in our churches but so the world can be changed.