I have the privilege of working on the issues that I choose and the issues that I feel most passionate about. It's been a privilege.

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.

I'd been willing to kill for the people I loved for a very long time

Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head that they have nothing to say you haven't heard before and it's about time they disbanded until they have something positive to say.

A great life evolves with gratitude.

Keeping secrets from your father will only lead to trouble.

I work all day, morning and afternoon, just about every day. If I sit there like that for two or three years, at the end I have a book.

Ideas are the root of creation.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

Every day is different, there's no day that's the same.

I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.