It feels good to watch TV and know that you're being represented on somebody's network and for certain communities, it feels even better to know that you're being depicted truthfully.

I think I unknowingly seek people who are better than me in the sense of strength and wisdom. It's like I've got to know and trust that you have the answers and that you can carry me if needed.

Social media is driving the culture, it drives peoples minds literally.

Money is important yes, but not the most important. I don't need money to smile or breathe. I would still be breathing if all my money disappeared tomorrow.

I know when to go and when to stop. I'm the red, the yellow, and the green light. That's me in a nutshell.

The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.

I was drawn into acting due to the fact that I could express myself better. I could use my voice - my entire body - not just my looks, height, and physical expressions.

When the passion isn't there, the drive isn't there and it just doesn't last for me.

I've always been an actress, entertaining my family was the start. I'm a goof ball among many of my cousins and siblings.

Life would continue to exist and grow. Cause and effect still exist even where there is no time.

You're living in a matrix that's driven by social media. It's become glorified. You're suppose to be what you portray on social media, thats the perception.

Simplicity is the language of leadership.

I find the title How to Be Good. Curious, I open it up. I'm disappointed to find it's fiction.

I know about me. I am the moons sister, a tidal child stranded on land. The sea always in my ear, a surf of eternal discontent in my blood.

I want to be a young dad. By 25 or 26 I want to see myself, like, married or start looking for a family.

Love, indeed, lends a precious seeing to the eye, and hearing to the ear: all sights and sounds are glorified by the light of its presence.

My favorite sexual position is when the girl is facing Mecca and I am fighting off a wolf.

who are the brain police?

I suffer a little bit from Napoleonism, if you will.

God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

The difference with Cleveland is that the racial tension was not a casual taste of it. It was outlandish.