Failure Is A Word I Don't Accept.

I Would Tell Young People To Start Where They Are With What They Have And That The Secret Of A Big Success Is Starting With A Small Success And Dreaming Bigger And Bigger Dreams, I Would Tell Them Also That A Young Black Woman Or A Young Black Man Can't Dream Too Much Today Or Dare Too Much If He Or She Works Hard, Perseveres And Dedicates Themselves To Excellence.

Every Day I Run Scared. That's The Only Way I Can Stay Ahead.

I Believe That Living On The Edge, Living In And Through Your Fear, Is The Summit Of Life, And That People Who Refuse To Take That Dare Condemn Themselves To A Life Of Living Death.

I Decided Once And For All That I Was Going To Make It Or Die.

My Mother Was The Influence In My Life. She Was Strong; She Had Great Faith In The Ultimate Triumph Of Justice And Hard Work. She Believed Passionately In Education.