I made the decision I will own my own show. So never again will I ever be told what I can and can not do.

I believe that you tend to create your own blessings. You have to prepare yourself so that when opportunity comes, you're ready.

There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.

You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.

When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was.

The truth is I have from the very beginning listened to my instincts. All of my best decisions in life have come because I was attuned to what really felt like the next right move for me.