To see an African-American elected president means that this country is really finally coming full circle from the birth defect of slavery.

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 I say I will protect you, I will."~Alexi de Warenne to Elysse O'Neill

Thinking right makes us good

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

I'm Native American, so it's in my blood to always want brothers and friends. I'm a good brotherhood guy.

The Church did the most when the Church was the least like the world.

There's something about the rhythms of language that correspond to the rhythms of our own bodies.

In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart.

Imagination is nothing more than sensory states. Learn to go beyond an idea by feeling its reality.

Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things.

The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and the next DJ put something on vinyl and the difference! The quality!!