There is no such thing as #1 in art.
In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei. " Because it's the best brand for women and for me.
Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream.
I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.
I love "Phenomenal Woman. " The experiences she had of being African American in the U. S. - that itself is a task. I appreciate the hardships Maya Angelou went through for our generation. I'm super influenced by the black people that paved the way for us.
I think I can improve a lot. I think I can get a lot better. I feel like there's much, much more I can do.
When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.
I talked to people in the pencil industry and I talked to people as I was sharpening their pencils about the frustrations they have with pencils, so I really did do my research and I do know more about pencils than most people.
And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made a tremendous amount of sense. What I liked that was missing from my experience of Christianity growing up was a sort of acceptance, a sort of being OK with being imperfect and not focusing on the sin.
Do not say that faith in Christ alone can save you, for this is not possible if you do not attain love for Him, which is demonstrated by deeds. As for mere faith: "The demons also believe and tremble" (James, 2:19). The action of love consists in heartfelt good deeds toward one's neighbor, magnanimity, patience, and sober use of things.
Do not grieve so much for a husband lost that it wastes away your life.