I wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.

When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

It does not matter how you came into the world, what matters is that you are here.

Dare to be different. Be a pioneer. Be a leader. Be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly toward the challenge.

That whisper you keep hearing is the universe trying to get your attention.

Nobody but you is responsible for your life. You are responsible for your life. What is your life? What is all life? What is every flower, every rock, every tree? Energy. And you're responsible for the energy you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.