There are people that regardless of what it is, if it's something that's stressful, whatever it may be, they don't eat, they lose a lot of weight, a divorce, they get real thin. I'm the opposite.

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.

Hope may have a positive reputation, but it has a vicious downside. If you have hope, you can be crushed.

One of the biggest obstacles to making a start on climate change is that it has become a cliche before it has even been understood

Do not let the words or actions of others make you doubt yourself.

A book is a treasure of life.

Life says: " Write down your experiences in a notebook, not on a blackboard. Don't start with a clean slate, but with a new page, so you can look back.

I live in cinema. I feel I've lived here forever.

You may reasonably expect a man to walk a tightrope safely for ten minutes; it would be unreasonable to do so without accident for two hundred years.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

To the generality of men you cannot give a stronger hint for them to impose upon you than by imposing upon yourself.

Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting evidence of water.