We're [Avocado League] trying to just urge people to add avocado into their diet. It's healthy and full of vitamins and minerals.

You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort.

Never limit yourself, never be satisfied, and smile-it's free!

To some Softball is a game; to others it's Life.

And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself'.

Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!

Whatever I am doing at that moment, I want to make the most of it.

I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time.

I mean, I love winning, but losing is a much more intense feeling.

I don't want to be just a face. I want to go out there and prove something on the field.

When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

It's by stooping that fingers create a fist, and by standing tall that they give us open palms.

Since when has grafts, bribes to get your children into the higher institution become a Nigerian thing?

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

A simple enough pleasure, surely, to have breakfast alone with one's husband, but how seldom married people in the midst of life achieve it.

I believe strongly that to whom much is given, much is required - we are a blessed nation - and that the United States could affect suffering in a positive way.

You have to let people express themselves in the way that they need to express themselves. You have to express yourself in any way possible, provided you're prepared to live with the consequences.

Write the book you've always wanted to read, but can't find on the shelf.

Don't try to write too much in a single session. One thousand words a day is quite enough. Stop after about four or five hours.

He's like a drug for you, Bella. I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun.