Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.

I know that there is a God - the God within me that's always present and will protect me. I'm not afraid to climb any mountain, because I know that I'm protected. Even if I fall and die, I'm still protected. My faith is on that level.

Take your job seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously.

I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.

If you're of multiple races, you have a different challenge, a unique challenge of embracing all of who you are but still finding a way to identify yourself and I think that's often hard for us to do.

I learned, especially from my mother, to respect the profession and take it seriously, but not take yourself too seriously.