Don?t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for your beliefs builds self-confidence and self-esteem.

You cannot wait for someone to save you, to help you, to complete you. No one can complete you. You complete yourself.

Doubt means don't. Don't move. Don't answer. Don't rush forward.

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and just walking down the street, it was like roots, like the motherland. I knew I belonged here.

Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.

Surround yourself only with those who lift you higher.

Your gut is your inner compass. Whenever you have to consult with other people for an answer, you're headed in the wrong direction.