I think there are plenty of men out there who are capable and accomplished in their own realm. You don't have to be in the same field.

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.

When I'm in pain I want everyone I love on the island with me, sitting around the fire, getting drunk on coconut milk, banging out a plan.

Just beacause I'm wearing revealing clothes doesn't mean I'm inviting them to look.

The greater your inner light the brighter your outer world.

The worst thing that can happen to us is that our wings melt and we fall into the sea.

For not an orphan in the wide world can be so deserted as the child who is an outcast from a living parent's love.

The God knows when to smile.

For me I'm actually doing what I normally do when I do my solo thing and the other thing is actually more new to me.

I am what I am and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows.

If it's just politics that's running music, f - k that. I'm out of here! I can't think of anything more boring.

A transcendent being can be any miracle.