The Iranian people have a proud past. They merit a great future.

We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.

Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be

You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.

Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.

You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you'll do it well.

When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.

Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.

Differences can be a strength.

A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.

To see yourself and others in the darkness, be the light of courage and enlighten them.

Every day I make a choice to bring my own sunshine.

You're not challenging anyone else but yourself. I'd like to have a 300-pound bench, 500-pound deadlift, and a 400-pound squat.

I don't really remember much about the '60s at all. You know, 1970 is the first year I remember pretty well.

I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill.

Because our consciousness is tied to the physical manifestation of reality, we are tied to the belief in separation.

What a man has honestly acquired is absolutely his own, which he may freely give, but cannot be taken from him without his consent.

I love being in the gym.

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I put on six inch heels and wear nothing else and dance around in front of the mirror and do my little stripper dance.