I love what the church offers to us as a culture - black people in particular. We would be nowhere without the black church.

If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.

Sometimes you find out what you are supposed to be doing by doing the things you are not supposed to do.

To come from no voice, no power, and to be able to achieve what I have means that only my own personal vision holds me back.

What I know for sure is that every sunrise is like a new page, a chance to right ourselves and receive each day in all its glory. Each day is a wonder.

I know that you cannot hate other people without hating yourself.

The choices we've made throughout our lives affect whatever happens to us in any given moment.