You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.

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.

if they put an iron circle around your neck I will bite it away

This corn will teach to you, should you peel away the husk, and be willing to open your ears.

Delay not to seize the hour!

Being tall is an advantage especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd you'll always have some clean air to breathe.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

I think there's a misconception that I'm opposed to social media.

The only art I'm interested in is the art I don't understand right away. If you understand it right away it really has no use except as nostalgia.

I think that all my books are political, I think that I have a political body of work. I am essentially a political woman, but above all I am a poet. I am a poetess.

When we change the way that we pray, everything changes.

Well, I can't leave Mags behind," says Finnick. "She's one of the few people who actually likes me.