I wasn't remembering the gift that God had given me. I had totally put all that aside. And my daughter was growing up before my eyes, and I just wanted to grab hold of that. It goes by so fast. I wanted to watch her. I wanted to be that parent - because at that point in time, I was a single parent. Watch her go to school, and when she got home, be there. I wanted that moment.

All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

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

We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make to our human community. The real work of your life is to figure out your function-your part in the whole-as soon as possible, and then get about the business of fulfilling it as only you can.

She is the mother I never had, she is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don't know a better person.

A friend of mine says that perfection is a road, not a destination.

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