It was hard to get guys to notice me, period, because I was so skinny and all my friends were curvy. Plus, I used to be very nervous in front of guys.

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.

Feeling guilty does not set us free. Being equipped sets us free.

One who conquers fear cannot be conquered by anyone.

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old.

A pipe in the mouth makes it clear that there has been no mistake-you are undoubtedly a man.

Why should man bother himself so much about salvation, unless he has a feeling of being doomed?

Most venture capital funds are too short-termist and exit-driven to deal with the highly uncertain and lengthy innovation process.

Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you living and the downs that mete out talent.

A work of art has an author and yet, when it is perfect, it has something which is anonymous about it.

I trained myself to perform on the field.

All the heat and fear had purged itself. I felt surprisingly at peace. The bell jar hung suspended a few feet above my head. I was open to the circulating air.