You want to be able to say, for example, “I will know I am successful if these three things happen.

Because I started investing in wiserrelationships, I am now an absurdly wealthy woman—if blessings, fulfillment & joy are measured as wealth.

Most people like to talk about themselves, so get them going and you’ll make new friends quickly!

By not stepping into your greatness, you are letting down everyone around you whom you can inspire, touch, or influence.

I always say that my success has been three parts support and encouragement from my amazing network and one part piss and vinegar.

If you were stranded in the ocean in a small boat with a paddle, I’d tell you to pray to God, but row for the shore!

Determine how you are going to measure your success.

Remember, you are not aspiring for perfection, Bombshell. You are aspiring for progress, one step at a time.

Be sure to ask for help, and vent or brag on your progress along the way.

Do your best in the day, for the day, and then work on tomorrow when it comes. Show yourself grace and laugh at yourself.

Don’t be bothered with what you think other people expect of you when it comes to your raw talent.

A lake cannot remain stormy for a long time

When he won, it proved that God was on his side. When he didn't win, it meant that God wanted him to try harder.

Judgement does not come suddenly

I went through a phase of reading lots of Urdu poetry, thanks to the great transliterated versions that have become available.

Duct tape is not a perfect solution to anything. But with a little creativity, in a pinch, it's an adequate solution to just about everything.

It's important to begin to even consider whether countries can become something that looks very different because people tend to take their countries for granted.

I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.

Even when we sleep we watch over one another.

We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.

Her soul trembled on her lips like a drop of dew on a flower.