I'm a black woman every day, and I'm not confused about that. I'm not worried about that. I don't need to have a discussion with you about how I feel as a black woman, because I don't feel disempowered as a black woman.

The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

Nobody ever asks a man how he gets stuff done. Nobody asks a man how he finds balance.

Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.

I am terrible with examples. I can never think of them when anybody asks for an example.

Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.

We spend our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it out will cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and wildest hopes. But one thing is certain when it finally reveals itself. The future is never the way we imagined it.