I just see me, an ordinary girl. I know my life is not typical, but I have tried to stay really grounded and true to myself. My family really helps me with that.

I think women are very powerful and I think we're more powerful together than separated.

Don't try so hard to fit in, and certainly don't try so hard to be different just try hard to be you.

Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top.

I don't mind if people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm just being me.

The best thing is to realize that you are who you are and you gotta work with what you got.

I’m one of those people who doesn’t follow trends. I set them.

I want to show that you don’t have to be older to live your dreams; you can do it at any age

There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?

I've always learned how to deal with my problems through my words, through my education, and through my intelligence, which I think is important and the best way to deal with an issue.

A, surround yourself by positive people who will help you reach your goal and support you. And B, go for it!

Living well is dying well.

One needed, she saw now, only a few belongings, just as one needed only a few close friends, and a single passion - it need not be a person, neccissarily.

It is most important to allow the brain the full measure of sleep which is required to restore it; for sleep is to a man's whole nature what winding up is to a clock.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

Maybe love is like rain. Sometimes gentle, sometimes torrential, flooding, eroding, joyful, steady, filling the earth, collecting in underground springs. When it rains, when we love, life grows.

I've heard Donald [Trump]s ay this at his rallies, and it's really unfortunate that he paints such a dire negative picture of black communities in our country.

We can shoot rockets into space but we can't cure anger or discontent.

For the first time, the nation will have goals, benchmarks, and measureable outcomes that will help us tackle the childhood obesity epidemic one child, one family, and one community at a time.

When you smile you don't only appear to be more likable and courteous, you appear to be more competent.

I'm the world's original gradualist. I just think ninety-odd years is gradual enough.