You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day.

God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self.

Nobody can tell you how to be a good wife or husband.

Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life.

Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have.

Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list.

I enjoy using coconut oil - not only for my skin and hair, but I'll digest it.

My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path.

Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.

Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility.

My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son.

He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her.

Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall

I figured in the modern world, considering, Jesus himself would have likely been born in a frat house.

You've probably missed out something really great but you haven't let that drive you insane but always remember to be yourself.

I think you should learn about writing from everybody who has ever written that has anything to teach you

When I was little I bragged about my firefighting father: my father would go to heaven, because if he went to hell he would put out all the fires.

Moderation consists in being moved as angels are moved.

Maybe, love is always forgiveness, to a degree.

I've put down my scrivener's pen. These days i prefer not to.

We want the active and zealous help of every man far-sighted enough to realize the importance from the standpoint of the nation's welfare in the future of preserving the forests.