For far too long, independent voices have been relegated to places where these ideas are not seen on a mass level.

If your dream only includes you, it's too small.

Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal.

Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story.

Don't wait for permission to do something creative.

If you're doing something outside of dominant culture there's not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself.

When you're in your lane, there's no traffic.

We have to find new ways to work without permission, new ways to turn corners and go through doors that are closed off to us to create our own audiences and our own material independently.

I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you.

Stop asking, start doing.

If your work is solid, it really doesn't matter what people you know because good work starts to rise to the top.

Some people have a heart to do evil and they don’t care if you’re Muslim or Christian.

Children are something, don't ya think? " she rarely spoke in that way, the freaky speculative way." I mean, you fall in love and as a result, little people are running around

There is no doubt a new dress is a help under all circumstances.

Being a positive person doesn't mean you never have negative thoughts. It just means you don't allow them space to take root and grow to control your life.

Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective.

You should always do more of what you believe is right, even if you are trembling inside.

The Macintosh may only have 10% of the market, but it is clearly the top 10%.

Love rays us round as glory swathes a star, And, from the mystic touch of lips and palms, Streams rosy warmth!

A lot of my colleagues have been people with broad interests in economics, not just narrowly focused interests.

We'll know for the first time If we're evil or divine We're the last in line.