I think if I weren't married to [Barack Obama], I'd want him to be in there.

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 beauty of existence is my joy.

Most startups actually start down and only go up if they catch the winds of market demand.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

History is not Time; nor is evolution. They are both consequences. Time is a state: the flame in which there lives the salamander of the human soul.

Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly.

If I were to categorize what I sing, I have many different influences, and a lot of them are from back in time.

There are a few artists that I'm really into. I mean, I'm a big Nick Cave fan. And there's a band from Australia called Big Heavy Stuff that's one of my favorite bands ever.

Poetry is the break (or rather the meeting at the breaking point) between the visible and the invisible.

I think it's easy to get a book in a bookstore. I think it's just damn near impossible to get a book out of a bookstore.

Let me get this straight. The owners are about to shut down baseball when it's more prosperous than it's even been, and the players are the ones who have to get their urine tested?