These French-style caramels are handmade in California. It’s always hard to give them away!
I am a product of every other black woman before me who has done or said anything worthwhile. Recognizing that I am part of history is what allows me to soar.
If you live in the past and allow the past to define who you are, then you never grow.
What I have learned in my life and work is that the more I am able to be myself, the more it enables other people to be themselves.
I didn’t just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.
The biggest mistake in helping undeserved kids is not raising the bar high enough. Children will believe if you believe in them.
I’ve been stopped cold from eating another burger!
I am not in the closet. I am not coming out of the closet. I am not gay.
The pathway to your best life isn’t the route of denial. It’s owning every moment.
Every time a child is saved from the dark side of life, every time one of us makes the effort to make a difference in a child’s life, we add light and healing to our own lives.
Reading gave me hope.
I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don’t define you. It’s what you stand for, what you’re willing to do, how close to the truth you’re willing to be in your life.
Time isn’t the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you’ll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now.
Failing is another stepping-stone to greatness.
I have named myself an unofficial ambassador for Australia and I have the biggest mouth on Earth.
It is very true, that the way you think creates reality for yourself.
Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.
I only got the opportjnity to co-host a talk show because I failed at news.
My father turned my life around insisting I be more than I was and by believing I could be more.
I believe that when you stop renewing and are no longer open to change and the possibilities that continually unfold, you stop being alive and are just getting through the years. Transformation doesn’t happen unless you’re willing: It’s your choice.