Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.

Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.

The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.

I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.

Blackness is a state of mind, and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a black woman, they don't see a white woman. So out of that reason alone, I identify more with the black community.

I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.

When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.

I'm done with men... I'm going to be alone. I have no luck with relationships. I don't think I'm made for marriage.

If you set out to do something and you give it your all and it doesn't work out, be willing to modify your goal slightly. Have the ability to look in another direction. A small shift could guide you to the real purposes of your life.