A healthy sex life. Best thing in the world for a woman's voice.

Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.

If I do have some success, I'd like to enjoy it, for heaven's sake! What is the point of having it otherwise?

If you're not feeling good about you, what you're wearing outside doesn't mean a thing.

Accomplishments have no color.

Be black, shine, aim high.

You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era - it should never leave you.