Poetry helps my soul escape its encasement.

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!

I’m just here to remind you that every human life is a bold and delicate projection of the eternal into the temporal.

And so we carried on in our little piece of forever.

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes.

You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power.

If you are wise, live as you can; if you cannot, live as you would.

For me, the measure of a poem is the word, not the line.

To aim at excellence, our reputation, and friends, and all must be ventured; to aim at the average we run no risk and provide little service.

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.

Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now?