Use romantic relationships to grow, not to lose yourself. Keep your priorities in order.

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Don't chase the money... chase the passion. Because that's what is going to keep you happy and motivated and jumping out of that bed Monday morning.

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.

Love every part of yourself. Even the things that frustrate you. They make you who you are!

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!

There is 3 key things for good photography: the camera,lighting and... Photoshop

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

You can have all the potential in world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing.

There is no way I can avoid thinking about the kind of world I belong to. The abuse of utopias disfigures everything.

I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?

Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers.

Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.

The arts are not frosting but baking soda.

Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done.

I like the challenge of doing things you know that you maybe shouldn't do.

Often what I need is even a darker darkness.

The acme of faith is... immersion of the mind in God.

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.