Step off the road. Build yourself a brand new path.

I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare.

There's something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know.

We need language to tell us who we are, how we feel, what we're capable of- to explain the pains and glory of our existence.

No one can take the place of a friend, no one.

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.

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.