If the experience of leadership is like being at the edge of an unfamiliar chasm, the act of leadership is building a bridge across that chasm.

Leadership is defined as authentic transformative energy that adds value to others

PURPOSE is spirit seeking expression.

If leadership is the act of going beyond what is ... it begins by going beyond what is within ourselves.

Managers assert drive and control to get things done; leaders pause to discover new ways of being and achieving .

Leaders lead by virtue of who they are.

A much more interesting, kind, adventurous, and joyful approach to life is to begin to develop curiosity, not caring whether the object of our inquisitiviness is bitter or sweet.

If there ever was an aviary overstocked with jays it is that Yaptown-on-the-Hudson called New York.

You can expect nothing in being a musician, and you have to be just very thankful every time it goes positively for you.

I don't know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder... I think it's just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.

My father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening.

When it comes to fashion, I love skinny jeans, a simple top, and a great handbag.

People don't really want to know what happens. They ask you for just a second, but then they don't want to know.

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.

Of my two 'handicaps,' being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.