You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. It shouldn't change you. If you're a jerk, you just get to be a bigger jerk. What fame does is magnify who you are and puts that on a platter for the whole world to see.

I know that I am more than my personality, my body, and my body image.

Every day, passion speaks to us through our feelings. That's why when you allow yourself to become anesthetized by what others think, you literally block yourself from living the life you were called to live. I promise you that if you make a choice that doesn't please your mate, your friends, your mother, or whoever, the world will not fall apart. The people who truly love you want you to love yourself.

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.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.