Somewhere in the midst of smudgy maps, following waters, surviving the storms, & deep, deep digging.. treasure is found.

I never wash my hair the night before an event - I call it second day hair, and it holds better.

Nobody has any right to tell you what you aren't capable of. If you're meant to, you're able to. There is no such thing as impossible.

You're not only the spotlight in which you perform, but the shadows where you practice.

Every day is a reminder of what I need to do to be the best person; the best me.

You are yourself, and you've never been more beautiful!

Nobody has your eyes. They can look at the exact same thing & could never see what you see.

I was raised to volunteer: nursing homes, clinics, church nurseries, school, everywhere that could use help. It's such an intrinsic part of me, to use my life to help improve the quality of others.

To love is a brave thing. To be loved, braver still. But allowing yourself to love yourself? That takes the most courage of all.

I've got stories untold & maps to unfold, but everyday I get where I'm going

A real, healthy relationship is about empowerment and love and that should be standard - but it isn't.

It is one thing to lose people you love. It is another to lose yourself. That is a greater loss.

Love is the most powerful thing in this World.

Doing something wrong repeatedly does not make it right.

It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom.

Stereotypes wouldn't be so bad if black people were nicer, in general.

Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.

There's no such thing as a perfect play. Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play.

I was weaned on chicken-fried steak and hominy grits with goopy gravy all over. I loved meat and wore fur.

When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind.

It's not a big thing, but I guess it's true--big things are often just small things that are noticed.