Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

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.

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.

The pain is necessary. Sometimes pain is the teacher we require, a hidden gift of healing and hope.

External sources of positive energy and motivation will exhaust, unless we have our captive generation of positive energy.The only sustainable source of positive energy is our thoughts.

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

One of the greatest advantages of the totalitarian elites of the twenties and thirties was to turn any statement of fact into a question of motive.

Whether it is committed by a group operating within or without the law, terrorism is still terrorism.

I want something else. I'm not even sure what to call it anymore except I know it feels roomy and it's drenched in sunlight and it's weightless and I know it's not cheap. Probably not even real

I like to be glamorous so I love the clothing and the big entrances. It needs to be spectacular!

I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.

There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.

A spark neglected makes a mighty fire.

O God, since thou made Zhou Yu, why did thou also create Zhuge Liang?