“If you feel like there’s something out there that you’re supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.” “I’m here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.” “What drives the creative person is that we see it all.” “My voice is distinctive: there’s a rhythm to it, and also, it’s funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice.” “We are different, but we are equal.” “I’m here today because I hated everything else.” “I don’t understand why people really get upset about something that doesn’t affect them at all.” “I have a very diverse crowd from old, young, black, white, straight, gay. It’s a little bit of everybody.” #WANDASYKES