My religious upbringing was comically strict — even the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner was banned. In our house, no one was allowed to refer to deviled eggs. We had to call them angelic eggs. We were never allowed to swear. I'd get into trouble just for saying 'Hell no'. If you dropped a hammer on your toe in our house you had to say something like 'Jiminy Christmas'. The only music we were allowed to listen to was gospel. No wonder I rebelled.

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I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women.

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If you have a dream you gotta go on a journey to fulfill that dream.

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Be yourself, that’s what makes the world go round!

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Comparisons are easily done, once you've had a taste of perfection

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I think when you put sex and spirituality in the same bottle and shake it up, bad things happen.

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I've just always been very aware and careful of everything, so that I can be ready for the perfect opportunities as they come. I don't take anything for granted or wait for anything to come to me.

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I think you can have it all, you just have to work really hard because great things don't come easily.

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After a hurricane, comes a rainbow.

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I don't need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending.

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