I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.

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

Your life is big. Keep reaching.

I've always believed free will is a birthright. God even allows us to choose whether to be led by the divine order

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint

It doen't matter what you've been through, where you come from... none of that matters. What matters is how you choose to love, how you choose to express that love through your work, through your family, through what you have to give to the world.

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