The best work we can all do is create the highest vision possible for our lives and be led by that vision to the greatest good.

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it's just life's way of saying it's time to change course

I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools (in America) that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.

When you educate a girl, you begin to change the face of a nation.

If you make a choice that goes against what everyone else thinks, the world will not fall apart.

All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we work to achieve that vision, we must surrender to the power that is greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself.