Perfect is boring and dreams are not real. Just... do. So you think, "I wish I could travel." Great. Sell your crappy car, buy a ticket to Bangkok, and go. Right now. I'm serious.

Making it through the ceiling to the other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every other woman's footprints.

When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that with me a lot. It has served me well.

Maybe you know exactly what it is you dream of being, or maybe you're paralyzed because you have no idea what your passion is. The truth is, it doesn't matter. You don't have to know. You just have to keep moving forward. You just have to keep doing something, seizing the next opportunity, staying open to trying something new.

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.

You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.