Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called "All the Things That Could Go Wrong.

‎"Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fear; and nothing controls you except your beliefs.

Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place".

People hear you on the level you speak to them from. Speak from your heart, and they will hear with theirs.

No one is any more or any less important than you are.

We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what's wrong in your life, or you can focus on what's right.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person. We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.

In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.

IT’S NOT THAT ANYONE CAN BE A HERO, BUT THAT A HERO CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE. BUT THE KEY IS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING INSIDE THEM. A SPARK. A SENSE OF MORALITY. A YEARNING.

Men never think their fortunes too great nor their wit too little.

It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.

If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.

We fail, not because of big problems, but because of small purposes.

Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am.

My mum said to me once years ago, which really spurred me on, 'You're the funniest person I know'. I loved that.

Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.

I've had many years to consider what I would like to see about a particular place. I don't waste any time and I enjoy it.

A writer is always working.