If I'm going to a new country, I try to learn something about the language and the culture, so I don't just go bumbling over things.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

I find it interesting that the meanest life, the poorest existence, is attributed to God's will, but as human beings become more affluent, as their living standard and style begin to ascend the material scale, God descends the scale of responsibility at commensurate speed.

The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power.

At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.

Whether you are happy or whether you are sad, it is wise to remember you are really in process.

The woman who truly intends to live a good life is already living phenomenally since intent is part of the achievement.