I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

Those who believe in it are the ones who find it.

History is written by those who win and those who dominate.

In my adolescence, love, as I think for most of us, was a tremendous focus. I wanted to find the perfect partner. I did and married her.

Men who have great riches and little culture rush into business, because they are weary of themselves.

Entitlement never wins Championships, Investment wins Championships.

People need to know who I am and where I'm coming from.

I am moving deeper into my own brain.

If your life is worth thinking about,it is worth writing about.

The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.

Even one who has been to God a million times with the same problem need not fear exhausting the grace of God.