I don’t believe in the phrase ‘aspiring writer.’ To me it’s just, you’re a writer.
Dec 15, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Arts & Literature
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Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.
Oct 25, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Sports & Leisure, Wisdom
Papi, look at where you are. Look at where you came from. Nobody’s shooting at you. Nobody’s trying to kill you. They pay you to play a kid’s game.
Mar 26, 2015
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Sports & Leisure, Work
I’m not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps. I’m the first Simone Biles.
Aug 12, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Sports & Leisure
The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.
Sep 17, 2016
- Published in & Mujerista, Ambition & Fame, Feminism, Power & Privilege, Race & Ethnicity, Womanism
At this point I’m not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics.
Aug 05, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Leadership, Sports & Leisure, Unity
Just when we thought we were at the physical limit of the sport, then here comes Simone Biles. She’s the best I’ve ever seen.
Aug 03, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Generations, Leadership, Sports & Leisure
Dear young people, we didn't come into this world to 'vegetate’, to take it easy, to make our lives a comfortable sofa to fall asleep on. No, we came for another reason: To leave a mark.
Jul 30, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Communication & Rhetoric, Ethics, religion, Unity, Wisdom
It just shouldn’t have happened… This was an easy home run speech: a successful, attractive immigrant talking about her husband.
Jul 19, 2016
Yes. I think it's an obscene amount of money. I think that, you know, we had some protesters last night when we pulled up in San Francisco and they're right to protest. They're absolutely right. It is an obscene amount of money. The Sanders campaign when they talk about it is absolutely right. It's ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. I agree completely.
Apr 17, 2016
- Published in Ambition & Fame, Class, Elections & Campaigning, Ethics, Money, Politics, Power & Privilege, Presidency, Property