Strength is itself victory.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

Understanding was coming so fast, it seemed to bypass thought.

The best thing you can do is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart.

Because I can’t live without Della. I don’t want to. She’s the reason I get up in the mornings - Woods

That's something I think is growing on me as I get older: happy endings.

Many models do yoga, but I find it boring. Id rather be outdoors having fun.

I have also been touched by the dark side of power and leadership.

I saw you laughing with your friends, and your smile sucked me right in.

This poet is a griot in search of a village.

It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.

I do not want any child in America to have my childhood because it was taken away from me because I just wasn't good enough; well I am good enough now.