Money and power can liberate only if they are used to do so. They can imprison and inhibit more finally than barred windows and iron chains.

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!

I think a friend is someone who helps you change for the better. And whether you see them once a day or once a year, if it's a true friend, it doesn't matter.

Make goals, dream big, live with passion.

When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.

Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him

As far as R&B, I listen to a lot of old school like the Temptations and Chris Brown.

Virtue lies in the middle ground.

New York vintage is too expensive!

I just hope that the democratic will of the Zimbabwean people prevails. If it does we must move quickly to help restore stability and prosperity.

I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.

I miss my mattress when I am gone; It's one thing I've made an impression on.