We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.

If you are dyslexic, your eyes work fine, your brain works fine, but there is a little short circuit in the wire that goes between the eye and the brain. Reading is not a fluid process.

The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life.

For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.

I'm saying goodbye to people's perception of me and who I am, I'm not saying goodbye to me, because this has always been me.

Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day.

It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?

When you accept yourself you are free from the need for others to accept you.

To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy.

It's not just about me. It's about all of us, accepting one another. We're all different... That's a good thing.

I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things.

People do the damndest things when they’re in love.

Words were numbers were codes were formulae. Words held secret maps, the measuring of paces, the patterns of mortal minds, of histories, of cities, of continents and warrens.

For the black man there is only one destiny. And it is white.

You should not think that you can shape history only by your will. This is also why I'm against the concept of intervention when you don't know its ultimate implications.

CD4 being the level of the lymphocyte that indicates the level of your immune function.

You are One with everything. When you are clear about this, your definition of self-interest will change.

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great debts are like cannon; of loud noise, but little danger.

People can say you're fat because you're filling a void, or you eat for all these emotional reasons. I said, 'I don't need to focus on this anymore. It doesn't matter why I'm fat. Let's fix it.

The secret of freedom, courage.

The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.