I'm unable to ignore the gift that God gave me, so I'm going to sing.

For some women, a man is their whole meal. For me, life is a full meal and a man is just the hot sauce. If a man wants to be my whole meal, I say, 'That's nice, baby, but right now, I'm already full.

Finally, the complexities of black relationships are being portrayed in television and film.

It helps if you really enjoy your jobs. If you don't, then just think about the money.

It's definitely an exciting time to be an actress.

A man can not return anything except what is full.

If you don’t know the difference between theology and religiousstudies, then you’re a theologian.

The difference between a poet and a philosopher is that the poet sees logically and describes basically the beauty whereas the philosopher defines the basics and shows the beauty of logics.

Capitalism is at least tolerable, which cannot be said of Socialism or Communism

You choose happiness. You don't wait for it to choose you.

One of the unfortunate things about our education system is that we do not teach students how to avail themselves of their subconscious capabilities.

It is natural to die as to be born.

I was a farm kid from the plains of South Venezuela, from a very poor family. I grew up in a palm tree house with an earthen floor.

America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shinning sea!

Sitting in my favorite coffeehouse with a new notebook and a hot cup of java is my idea of Heaven.