My Mother Taught Me Very Early To

Black Women . . . Work Because Their Husbands Can't Make Enough Money At Their Jobs To Keep Everything Going. . . . They Don't Go To Work To Find Fulfillment, Or Adventure, Or Glamour And Romance, Like So Many White Women Think They Are Doing. Black Women Work Out Of Necessity.

The Potential For Greatness Lives Within Us All.

It Doesn't Matter What You're Trying To Accomplish. It's All A Matter Of Discipline. I Was Determined To Discover What Life Held For Me Beyond The Inner-city Streets.

No Matter What Great Things You Accomplish, Somebody Helps You.

Sometimes It Takes Years To Really Grasp What Has Happened To Your Life.