I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

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I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I...

I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I...

Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.

Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction....

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to...

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things...

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things...

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do...

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do...

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can...

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can...

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it....

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you...

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you...

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to...

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to...

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the...

For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the...

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive...