Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work tha….

At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So, you ….

The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever..

Boundaries don't keep other people out, they fence you in..

You never know the biggest day of your life is your biggest day, not until it’s happening. You don’t recognize the biggest day of your life, not unti….

The only limit to success is your own imagination..

You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone..

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them..

We all think we’re going to be great and we feel a little bit robbed when our expectations aren’t met. But sometimes our expectations sell us short. ….

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….

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….

It can be scary to find out you've been wrong about something but we can't be afraid to change our minds, to accept that things are different, that t….

Ditch the dream and be a doer..

You want to be a writer? A writer is someone who writes every day, so start writing. You don't have a job? Get one. Any job. Don't sit at home waitin….

Finally I want to say this: If you are a kid and you are out there and you are chubby and not so cute and nerdy and shy and invisible and in pain, wh….

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

I think a lot of people dream. And while they are busy dreaming, the really happy people, the really successful people, the really interesting, engag….

This moment right here, me standing up here all brown with my boobs and my Thursday night of network television full of women of color, competitive w….

Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice..

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

Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life..