Books were my pass to personal freedom.

You are where you are in life because of what you believe is possible for yourself.

I was like you are. I thought Jesus came and died on the cross. Jesus' being here was about his death and dying on the cross but it really was about him coming to show us how to do it. To show us the Christ-consciousness that he had and that conciousness abides in all of us. That's what I got. That's what I got.

I am extremely spiritual. I've not gone into this before because it's personal, but faith is the core of my life.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

I believe that education is freedom. It provides the tools to affect one's own destiny.

Dream big - dream very big. Work hard - work very hard. And after you've done all you can, you stand, wait and fully surrender.