Does what you think of you determine your worth?

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.

We may not be all that bright, Jace said, but at least we are alive.

Are you preparing yourself today for a better tomorrow? If not, how can you dare to live a better tomorrow?

It is foolish to wait for your ship to come in unless you have sent one out.

English is the product of a Saxon warrior trying to make a date with an Angle bar-maid, and as such is no more legitimate than any of the other products of that conversation.

They say time is money but really it's not If we ever go broke, then time is all we got And we can't make that back, no you can't make that back

We're stronger than we realize.

The difference between a professional person and a technician is that a technician knows everthing about his job except its ultimate purpose and his place in the scheme of things.

A weapon you held and didn't know how to use belonged to your enemy.

Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt.