I've lived through a lifetime of crises and survived.

All the praise I received couldn't substitute for the praise I had never received from my mother at home. I longed for some wonderful man to come and save me from my life - but there didn't seem to be any, at least not for me.

You can't be beautiful and hate because hate is a corroding disease and affects the way you look. ... You can't hide it - ever. It shows in your eyes. It warps your expression. It affects your character, your personality.

I've lived through a lifetime of crises and survived.

The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.

Men go after me, and I choose among them.

I'm like a phoenix. I rise from the ashes.