One of the things that attracted me to Barack [Obama] was his emotional honesty. Right off the bat he said what he felt. There are no games with him - he is who he appears to be.

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.

Forgiveness before one’s death, isn’t just about asking and receiving it, it’s also about forgiving others.

Mothers with high ideals for child-rearing must pay the price for those ideals.

On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.

O golden Silence bid our souls be still and on the foolish fretting of our care lay thy soft touch of healing unaware!

True artistic expression lies in conveying emotion.

If technology is a drug – and it does feel like a drug – then what, precisely, are the side-effects?

Our continual desire for praise ought to convince us of our mortality, if nothing else will.

Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work

Because I have an opinion, I have become public enemy number one to the Fox News Channel and the right wing.

it's way too early for him to be talking anyhow but I see in his eyes something and I see in his eyes a voice and I see in his eyes a whole new set of words