You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.

Don't waste a single second. Just move forward as fast as you can, and go for it.

I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations…. I have built my own factory on my own ground.

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.

I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives.