▶ The Princess and the Frog; The Color Purple; Bee Movie; Charlotte's Web; Beloved; …Throw Momma from the Train;
Our Friend, Martin; The Women of Brewster Place; Why Not? with Shania Twain;
Native Son ; The Women of Brewster Place; Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star; The Perks of Being a Wallflower; Before Women Had Wings; American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi
"Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have."; "Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility."; "Turn your wounds into wisdom."; "Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness."; "The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be."; "The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free."; "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."; "The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."; "The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams."; "Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher."; "So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground."; "Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you."; "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment."; "My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with."; "My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here."; "Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity."; "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."; "If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the spirit."; "If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are."; "I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes."; "I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly."; "I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity."; "I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear."; "I always knew I was destined for greatness."; "Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism."; "Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."; "Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it."; "Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."; "Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi."; "Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother."
