My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

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!

When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.

It had taken skill, tact, an ability to choose friends well, and a great deal of luck... Luck was always part of it, one way or another

Growth and fulfillment come from abandoning old practices and embracing new ones.

I appreciate short, perfect pop songs.

Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their opressors.

In every feeling, look deeply. Explore without ceasing. At bottom, love is.

As I've gotten older there's just more awareness around what is good for my body internally, externally, physically. It's all about reading labels and being aware and conscious of what goes in.

I observe a lot. I see a lot around me.

Funny how time heals. Like that bullet in my ribs. It's there, I know it's there, but I can barely feel it at all anymore.

The price must be less than one half of the former high and preferably at or near its all time low.