I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

Never dull your shine for somebody else.

Don't chase the money... chase the passion. Because that's what is going to keep you happy and motivated and jumping out of that bed Monday morning.

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.

Love every part of yourself. Even the things that frustrate you. They make you who you are!

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!

There is 3 key things for good photography: the camera,lighting and... Photoshop

I love the confidence that makeup gives me.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

You can have all the potential in world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing.

It takes wisdom, power and influence to be able to make a positive impact on what goes on in society and in the nation as a whole.

I'm going to trust my instincts when something's wrong.

A holy person is someone who is whole; who has, as it were, reconciled his opposites.

Looking effortless takes a lot of effort.

When you have real power you don't threaten. People know what your capabilities are.

Success consists in the climb.

Philosophy is called upon to compensate for the frustrations of politics and, more generally, of life itself.

He was one of those earnest, persevering dancers--the kind that have taken twelve correspondence lessons.

I like me food. I also don't like me exercising. It's something me don't do very well. But it's something I've got to get into.

I'm blessed, because I enjoy every part of my life. I enjoy writing songs. I've been trying to write songs since I was five years old.