I speak a number of languages, but none are more beautiful to me than English.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

Everyone grows old but not everyone grows up.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

We need to not be in denial about what we've done, what we've come through. It will help us if we all do that.

And I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can't ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won't stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you'd be surprised that people say, "Can I be of help?"

If you were the President of the United States or the Queen of England - you couldn't have a person who would be more protective than my mother was for me. Which meant really that I could dare to do all sorts of things.