Unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

I can only live in my truth.

To be silent is to be passive.

As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.

The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

Everything happens when it's supposed to.

There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted to make sure that her integrity was preserved.

How far is the Soul from attaining moksha (ultimate liberation)? Only the obstructive (antray) karmas.

Count your salted wounds then name themlike the stars of a bright constellationCount your scars and bruises then give themthe wings of forgiveness to fly

There will never be "the right time" in your life to do a great thing. You must create that time and greatness will follow.

You're suspended sixty feet up in the air, you've been up there for three hours, and all the shot requires is that you have to sort of react to getting punched in the head.

Farewell to Thee! But not farewell To all my fondest thoughts of Thee; Within my heart they still shall dwell And they shall cheer and comfort me.

I did a movie with Clint Eastwood and I knew I wasn't going to be able to 'out-man' him.

Saddam Hussein's regime is a gray and gathering danger.

Danger arouses interest. Where death is involved, the vilest criminal invariably stirs a little compassion.

If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it.

My forefathers didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat.