My priority will be making sure my family is happy and settled.

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.

People have hope because they cannot see Death standing behind them.

There can't be a quarrel without two parties, and I won't be one. I will be a friend to you in spite of you. So now you know what you've got to expect

Children must be taught obedience just as much as they need to be taught to read and write.

The storyteller is one who comes bearing a great and lasting gift.

I found my way to street level and into what optimists call 'fresh air

There is one thing in life that you can always rely on: life being as it is.

As I would learn later in life, money makes you extremely handsome.

I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.