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

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.

Malibu: With sounds of waves crashing, and the ocean at the doorstep, you feel like you are hours away from civilization. And with L.A. traffic, YOU ARE.

We need to forgive ourselves and everyone else for NOT being perfect.

Two packed houses. I guess the theater sat 2,700 people every night so it was an amazing experience.

Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

Almost everywhere, climate change denial now looks as stupid and as unacceptable as Holocaust denial.

Materialism and spirituality are two pretty racquets with which charlatans in cap and gown make the same ball fly.

I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot.

God's blessings are dispensed according to the riches of his grace, not according to the depth of our faith.

Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.

We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days.