I would say that during the time that I was 14 and pregnant - I didn't even know what pregnancy was when I got pregnant - I was trying to do everything I could to harm myself. I said to God, "God, if you want me to die, then you're going to have to kill me".

I wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.

I could eat a feeling faster than anybody, put a little hot sauce on it and wouldn't recognize it until it showed up on my behind three days later.

The greatest contribution you can make to women's rights, is to be the absolute ... best at what you do.

I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better preacher in the country. His ability to interpret scripture is like no other.

Joy is a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

I decided to be the best and the smartest.