We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives.

The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.

There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence.

Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.

I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don't come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.

Every girl, no matter where she lives, deserves the opportunity to develop the promise inside of her.

We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

One of the first steps to successful leadership is to always forget your age and remember your dream regularly.

All bands are in danger of losing their identity. Constantly.

I like smaller films better. I don't know why. I think it's the intimacy and there's not this avalanche. It is an avalanche, but it's really myopic. It's really small.

The victim to too severe a law is considered as a martyr rather than a criminal.

Well to be perfectly frank with you I never created art or have done demonstrations for anyone before myself artistically. I always do it to try to push my own envelope to be the best I can be.

What you fail to understand is the power of hate. It can fill the heart as surely as love can.

A good book is a good book, and there are a lot of different ways to approach writing or reading one.

A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representation

How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.

If a young person has any idealism at all, it's strongest about the time he finishes college.