With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'

You can treat faith as part of people's it's lives.

I'm sorry, but chick fights are sexy. If you don't think so, you're either an uptight woman or a lying man.

I never wanted to show up and just say, "Okay, what are we doing today? Let's wing it!"

I think I'm an overly emotional person. I feel a lot, but I don't believe that's unique to me or that's how I am able to do the things I do.

I've no desire to start a movement, to be the first name on an open petition, or to be the poster child for disgruntled writers.

It is time to celebrate the New Black Americans - those who have sealed the Deal, who aren't beholden to liberal indulgence any more than they are to the disdain of the hard Right. It is time to praise blacks who are merely undeniable in their individuality and exemplary in their levels of achievement .