People told me, when I was coming through the ranks, that a mark of a great actor is one who deals with the period of unemployment as well as they deal with the period of employment

Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.

Surround yourself with people who respect and treat you well.

Support renewable energy. Recycle. Reuse. Restore. Replenish.

Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.

Forgiving is not forgetting. It is remembering and letting go.

To free yourself from the past you must break the rules of silence and compliance.

Sisterhood is magical and medicinal - use it as a lifelong resource.

It is not possible to be honest in the here and now when you continue to discount and minimize your childhood experiences.

We're one race. No matter our religion, beliefs, mother tongue, or skin color.

Only place yourself around people who love your strengths and are also safe to be vulnerable around - you'll need both power and vulnerability in womanhood.

Into the sea I’d love to sink When with both eyes a shark can blinkIs he a brave fish or a marine man?Through those closed eyelids my heart will he scan?

There is no better way to improve yourself than an exchange of ideaswith peers.

People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.

I think following my instinct has proven to lead me in the right direction, and it's hard to hear sometimes, because it's a noisy world and there's a lot of people talking to you.

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone.

Great peace is found in little busy-ness.

The Christians are coming to get you, and they are not pleasant people.

In an underdeveloped country don't drink the water. In a developed country don't breathe the air.

At the end of a marriage it is difficult to recall the beginning.

Every end is a beginning...And every beginning is an end.