I let go of the past and choose to accept every situation as being for me and not against me.

Comparison is an act of violence against the self.

You`re demonstrating a courage that most people can`t even fathom: giving it all away in order to have yourself

After being on 'Oprah' for a couple of months, I got my first royalty check for $1,478,392.17. I will never forget it. At the height of my career, I made $3.3 million. Unbelievable. From welfare in the projects to $3.3 million.

Love people enough to tell them the truth and respect them enough to trust that they can handle it.

If you don't have a vision you're going to be stuck in what you know. And the only thing you know is what you've already seen.

One of the ways that people avoid taking responsibility for their role in their own pain is what I call the BPs - blame and projection.