Damita Jo. Jo. That's my middle name. It's let in about the different characters that live within me. They say we have 200 characters that we portray with different people.

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.

Every great dream has no defined parameters, out of fear we set the limitations.

I don't want to say something and walk away, I want to wake you up and walk with you to achieve your dreams

I believe devoutly in the Word. The Word can save all destroy all stop the inevitable and express the inexpressible.

I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.

Alas! poor human nature, pity, if hard pressed, degenerates into contempt.

Would she understand that time had stopped while she was gone.

I have those moments with my kids and family where we try to unplug and just be in the moment. We put everything else to the side and just be there with our family.

There is the physical mind which is mechanical but the awareness which is the essential character (dharma) of the mind is also to some extent present there.

If the show sucks, I ain't happy. If the show is damn good, I'm very happy.

There are no nudists in cold places.