Barack Obama was a black man that lived on the South Side of Chicago, who had his share of troubles catching cabs.

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.

The world is terrible, " said Mark tonelessly. "And some are drawn down into it and drown there, and some rise above and carry others with them.

The wind at the top of the mountain is always the strongest, but if you do not give up, the journey down will always be easier.

Call me a Freak all u want really...I honestly take it as a compliment everytime. No matter how it was intended.

To understand something properly, we need to know it a little more; but to know someone purely, we need to understand our inner feelings truly and for sure.

When Black people seriously organize and take up arms to fight for our liberation, there will be a lot of white people who will drop dead from no other reason than their own guilt and fear.

It sucks to try and book a tour without the internet, and I'm not even doing it.

Read the Bible as though it were something entirely unfamiliar, as though it had not been set before you ready-made. Face the book with a new attitude as something new.

Music at its essence is what gives us memories.

What leader has no lessons to learn from his followers?

What you feed your mind determines your appetite.