I think she [Michelle Obama] is reluctant to date someone she's above at work. It's 1989, she's at a law firm, surrounded by mostly white men, and she has to prove herself every day.

I was working in customer service and had a verbally abusive boss. One day, I decided to quit and pursue my acting passion with everything I had. One week after quitting, I booked One Life to Live.

I want to do good, and I want people to be happy, and sometimes when youre a people pleaser, you spread yourself too thin.

On a personal level, you wear different masks.

I love Motown, that whole era. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson. I just put on Pandora, and put it on Motown, and it makes me smile; makes me smile so much.

I'm an actress, model, and singer.

Plow through the weeds. Go to the auditions and go to the meetings and be on time. Stop looking to the left or the right. Keep your head down and keep moving.

[Director Richard Tanne] was inspired by their [Barack and Michelle Obama] flirtation, and their connection. That's not normal with politicians who are married - they usually look forced or awkward.

My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to sing.

At Christmas, it's my siblings running around the house, we're cooking, talking, laughing, loud and just crazy. It's beautiful chaos.

The imagination is the voyage of our thoughts in the endless ocean of the mind that searches for the splendid beaches of happiness.

If you wish to live in harmony, you must respect every person and, in non-essential matters, yield!

He took the Who’s feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.

A secretary must think like a man act like a lady look like a girl - and work like a dog.

When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.

Speaking from my own religious tradition in this Christmas season, 2,000 years ago a homeless woman gave birth to a homeless child in a manger because the inn was full.

Of a life of luxury the fruit is luxury, whether in agriculture, or commerce, or literature, or art.

I have three kids. I should know how to take care of them.

His eyes held hers. “Because I knew, ten seconds after walking into this office and meeting you, that we had this in the bag.

American Psalms challenges Christian patriots to put aside personal agendas, prejudices and partisanship, and pray for our leaders as God commands.