Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?

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

Live life and take chances. Believe that everything happens for a reason and don't regret. Love to the fullest and you will find true happiness in life. Realize that things go wrong and people change, but things do go on. Sometimes things weren't meant to be. What is supposed to happen will work its way out.

The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real and the truth for you. You can never be happy living someone else's dream. Live your own. And you will for sure know the meaning of happiness.

I truly believe that a woman can have anything she wants - if she's willing to do the hard work it takes to get it.

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and it holds the world together.