My view is that if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House. Can't do it.

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.

This was the mark of an uncommon soldier, someone whose courage away from the battlefield was the same as that on it.

Men are like stone jugs - you may lug them where you like by the ears.

Let me burn out for God ... prayer is the great thing. Oh that I may be a man of prayer!

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

As long as a person is breathing, there is hope for them.

An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and prayer.

When I read things like the foundations of capitalism are shattering, I'm like, maybe we need that. Maybe we need some time where we're walking around with a donkey with pots clanging on the sides.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

The gift you offer another person is just your being.

I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.