The black woman had had to struggle against being a person of great strength.

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

Without community service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It's important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. It's the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.

If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.

My mother helped me understand how not to show off what I knew, but how to use it so that others might benefit.

I want to be remembered as one who tried.

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do.