Life is a big ol' canvas. And you have every combination of colors to paint with.

The deepest courage we can exercise is continuing to believe in our dreams until we make them come true.

I always knew I'd be a millionaire by age thirty-two. In fact, I am going to be the richest black woman in America.

It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you

Being a mother is the hardest job on earth. Women everywhere must declare it so.

In the end, all you have is your reputation.

Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don't have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike.