I've always been inspired even more by any naysayers to keep going for what I really want and they've almost been my inspiration many times more so than any positive people around me to conquer.

My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.

Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.

I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home. At a really young age, I decided I was never going to feel helpless, I was never going to feel weak around a man, and I was never going to rely on anyone. Independence was a big, big thing for me.

I feel like I've been locked up tight for a century, waiting for someone to release me.

I don't even watch my own show: I tape it, I'm out.