Here's what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

Know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

You are worthy because you were born.

If you're sitting around waiting on somebody to save you, to fix you, to even help you, you are wasting your time because only you have the power to take responsibility to move your life forward.

Every story about Oprah Winfrey Network was that it was struggling.I literally had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself to say, 'Lord, what would you have me do?' What I know for sure is that the only way to hold onto yourself is through a spiritual base - otherwise you lose it.

When you don't know what to do, do nothing. Get quiet so you can hear the still, small voice.