"I'm a little bit of a perfectionist. I think that's why I'm so hard on myself sometimes."

"I'm not perfect, but I'm trying."

"I've had people look down on me, put me down because I didn't look like them—because I didn't have the same skin color."

"I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out."

"I'm a trailblazer. I'm a pioneer. I'm a role model."