It is impossible for a dove to catch a swallow, for a clever man to catch a genius.
A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.
I got an M. F. A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.
There’s a saying in Africa, if you give a woman empowerment, you empower a community, you empower men, you empower man. When women become empowered and live in their strength it’s beneficiary to others, and I think as young women today we sometimes forget that we are standing on the struggle of other women. Those women had to stand up to make a change, and they were not popular, and now we’re making them unpopular again.
If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.
I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.
People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so
The secret to a really great friendship is just creating fun memories whenever you're with that person.
Gurus Enable you to see new things. The trouble with Gurus is that you can rarely see beyond them.
I regularly read Internet user groups filled with messages from people trying to solve software incompatibility problems that, in terms of complexity, make the U. S. Tax Code look like Dr. Seuss.
AIDS was something that was put upon us [as haitians], and we were immediately identified with it. That is unfair. That is unjust. I always say, "We are all people living with AIDS. " It's not like you can avoid it. It's part of our world.