L. Michelle Quotes

Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.

There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence.

Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.

I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don't come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.

Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her.

We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

Walk away from 'friendships' that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you

Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny.

My message to women: Do what makes you feel good, because there'll always be someone who thinks you should do it differently. Whether your choices are hits or misses, at least they're your own.

You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.

As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.

The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.

We have not ended racial caste in America, we have merely redesigned it.

Countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices and opinions of all their citizens can be heard.

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.

I was too worried about the grades and I should have been more worried about learning.

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

Many offenders are tracked for prison at early ages, labeled as criminals in their teen years, and then shuttled from their decrepit, underfunded inner city schools to brand-new, high-tech prisons.

Don't let anyone speak for you, and don't rely on others to fight for you.

There are more African Americans under correctional control, in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850 a decade before the civil war began.

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

I think its so cool that you can pick up the guitar and create something that didn't exist 5 minutes ago. You can write something that no ones ever heard before. You have music at your fingertips.

I have lived in my body for years and still need maps and lights to find my way to how I feel.

Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.

I was in Jersey when the whole World Trade Center thing happened and I felt powerless. So, I went to Hawaii and did a surf movie. It's kind of fluffy.

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.

I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver.

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

What our country deserves from everyone who enjoys its fruits and freedoms is a little more gratitude - and a lot less greed.

I was considered the black sheep of the family, neighbours didn't want their kids playing with me.

We have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.

Our lives are written in disappearing ink.

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.

Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.

I am convinced that different people awaken different beasts in you.

Ice skating is very difficult. It takes a lot of discipline and a lot of hard work. It's fun, but you are there on the ice every morning freezing and trying to do these moves and these tricks.

Find people who will make you better.

I try to look at this music career thing as the means to an end. And really, at the end of it, I see myself on a sailboat, sailing off the edge of the world.

You should be treating yourself like you are your own best friend.

We've lost our competitive spirit. We've become so obsessed with making kids feel good about themselves that we've lost sight of building the skills they need to actually be good at things.

Be passionate about something and lean to that strength.

Winning is not about how many medals you get-it's about accomplishing goals and just being the best you can be!

I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew.

Don’t shake…unless you’re ready to get shook!

I hate diversity workshops. “Real change comes from having enough comfort to be really honest and say something very uncomfortable.

Nothing has contributed more to the systematic mass incarceration of people of color in the United States than the War on Drugs