“Most people cant’ deal with reality, but indulge heavily in fantasy and fear.”

I wish you power that equals your intelligence and your strength. I wish you success that equals your talent and determination. And I wish you faith.

Love yourself, appreciate yourself, see the good in you and respect yourself.

Have I gotten any threats? All I get is threats. I get at least six or seven a day.

Malcolm was a firm believer in the value and importance of our heritage. He believed that we have valuable and distinct cultural traditions which need to be institutionalized so that they can be passed on to our heirs.

Two young doctors – one from Harvard and the other from Dartmouth – invited me to go to Mecca in my husband’s stead. And that is what helped put me back on track.

Find the good and celebrate it.

Anytime you’re with somebody, you become a reflection of that person. I believe the first five years of our relationship was me grooming her, getting her tough and getting her ready for all of this and how to deal with it. The last was just her being a strong Black woman who has her man’s back.

You deal. You survive. You grow up and you build a career. And you remember these big/little hardships. They make you human.

Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.

A lot of brands, you can’t touch them. When you’re dealing with Snoop Dogg, he brings you closer to the brand and it feels like it’s a part of you.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don’t have answers.

When you’re dealing with people in an industry that’s all about making money, they push you farther than you really wanna go.

He who has a why can deal with any what or how.

It’s important to be honest with and respectful of each other and deal with issues as they arrive, as opposed to letting them simmer.