Everybody has a story. And there's something to be learned from every experience.

I grew up in the Baptist Church, and going to church with my father; I remember being 8 years old, trying to determine whether I was really ready to give up sin, and for days I agonized.

Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.

Take what you can do and use it for the highest good to benefit others.

In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it's accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward.

The greatest contribution you can make to women's rights, is to be the absolute ... best at what you do.