Gardening has increased, community gardens have increased significantly. There are 50 percent more community gardens right here in Washington DC.

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.

There is a special place in hell for women that will not help one another.

Every day you make certain decisions and take specific actions that come about as a result of how you think, feel and the habits you tend to indulge

Happy are those who value what they have, when they have it.

The glittering generalities of the speaker have left an impression more delightful than permanent.

You have to assert something about yourself in order to be yourself.

To teach consequential photography, don't bother with Photoshop or f-stops. Create a craving for images.

Fortune is like a coquette; if you don't run after her, she will run after you.

Sometimes I wonder if I got lulled into not wanting things because I grew up black in this country.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Democracy is much too important to be left to public opinion.