You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies. You may trod me in the very dirt, but still like dust, I'll rise.

Nothing will work unless you do.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!

When you gain maximum knowledge in any area of work and put it into practice, no powerwill be able to hinder you achieving your set goals.

Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.

I guess I probably make violent films partly because I can't express my anger in my real life very well.

I'm not a queen of anything, you know.

The herd instinct is the new chic! It's like belonging to a club!

My mother had a saying: 'Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you're not the last.

I see a good marriage as being like two tall trees growing beside each other, each nourishing the grace of the other.

You never do things thinking you will make a big statement. It just happens sometimes and you are lucky.

Man is a dream about a shadow. But when some splendour falls upon him from God, a glory comes to him and his life is sweet.

You can't just have a thought. You have to follow the thought through. But everything starts with the thought.