My children come first and the career comes in around that.

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.

Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.

I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.

Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who's lost their way.

Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.

I can be a better me than anyone can.

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

Non-fiction is to theory as fiction is to experience.

Dreaming isn't wasted time. The waste comes when you have these wonderful dreams, but you don't do anything to make them real.

We're a new world and it's not pretty. It's going to be for the brave to figure out how to survive in this.

I'm much more introspective than I was, say, thirty years ago.

Free education for all children in public schools... Combination of education with industrial production

Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!

Black women rock the cradle, and whoever rocks the cradle rocks the future.

Choose between yesterday and tomorrow.

Legislators, priests, philosophers, writers, ans scientists have striven to show that the subordinate position of woman is willed in heaven and advantageous on earth.

You can't change your game based on where you're playing.