You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour. If Tetris has taught me anything, it's that errors pile up & accomplishments disappear. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

I just want to be humble at all times.

I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman.

I'm a historian, and that freaks me out.

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.

I'm just protecting my children and making sure I pull them in the right direction so they don't end up like me with having to go through all that hardship. They may not survive so it's all about putting them on the right track.

I hate to cry and I hate to sound like sour grapes, but no one ever listens to me. No one ever hears what I have to say.