..we all do it. We talk about people we don't like until they become famous. Then we love 'em.

Big don't mean ugly, and thin sho don't mean pretty. If a person wants to be pretty, they gotta walk pretty, talk pretty and act pretty. Can't nobody take pretty from you.

You can't lie a lifetime, son. Either you gon' tell the truth, or the truth's gon' tell on you

Sometimes you have to grow up before you appreciate how you grew up.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

My grandmother's last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance.

Dare to be competent. Competency is what makes everyone remain at peace when things are being handled by you. Watch yourself if everyone feels uncomfortable just because it’s you doing it.

She didn't even have to smile, and she rarely did outside her house--it was the eyes, her dancer's carriage, the way she seemed to deliberate over the smallest movement of her body.

The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders.

I never paint a portrait from a photograph, because a photograph doesn't give enough information about what the person feels.

Always look on the bright side of life.

You can build a brand very fast now, especially with bloggers and how fast images can get out - the message just goes out faster and stronger than ever before.

Every day is a great day to give love, spread joy, and SPARKLE!

I'm a reluctant writer of non-fiction, in part because I don't really feel qualified.