Whatever your calling or purpose is, it's your job to feel it. No gift that you have been given was made for yourself.

A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.

There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.

Lasting joy is found not in what you get, but in what you give.

What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.

Your life's work is to find your life's work-and then to exercise the discipline, tenacity, and hard work it takes to pursue it

I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves." Another "I was raised to believe that excellence is the deterrent to racism and sexism. And that's how I operate my life." And another "It does not matter who you are or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.