“There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.”

“Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.”

“Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It's so beyond all of those things and it's what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure.”

“What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first.”

“I am having a good time doing nothing.”

“Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.”

“There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.”

“My mom was my main influence growing up, and Phylicia Rashad reminded me a lot of my mother, just the way she handled certain things, she was... not soft-spoken but smooth-spoken. Just very calm, cool, collected about things.”