This is not 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital, overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed.

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.

Without memory there can be no insight. Without love, there can be no appreciation.

There is no magic move or secret that creates victory but lots of little items that, when added together, can make you victorious.

Beyonce is such a visual artist. This was just trying to figure out another side to her that could be fun and young and exciteful and a great video.

I'm always surprised when I read a story that's reported from a great distance.

We get these lives for free. I didn't do anything to get this life, and no matter what the hardships are, it is free and, in a way, it's an extraordinary bargain.

No matter how wonderful a sentence is, if it doesn't add new and useful information, it should be removed.

So, I never lose a sense of the whimsical and perilous charm of daily life, with its meetings and words and accidents.

The new limitations are the human ones of perception.

Society is a masked ball, where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.

Ultimately, it's a pretty confusing moment.