Being a woman is hard work.

Just like moons and suns, With certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I'll rise.

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.

Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

I wish that we could look into each other's faces, in each other's eyes, and see our own selves. I hope that the children have not been so scarred by their upbringing that they only think fear when they see someone else who looks separate from them.

Every journey begins with a single step.

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.