You really haven't changed, you've just become more of yourself. That is really what were all trying to do: become more of ourselves.

There's a surge, there's a kind of energy field that says, 'I'm in my groove, I'm in my groove.' and nobody has to tell you, 'You go, girl,' because you know you're already gone.

The best way to look at aging is to see it as an opportunity to leave what didn't work behind and step boldly into a brand new future.

Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.

You really can change. Your reality is based on the way you think.

I've seen that many times in rural African villages where people have nothing but a hut and a bowl. The joy in the children's eyes is something you wish you could package and bring back to America.

I know who I am, and the thing about power for me is that it's connected to a source that's obviously greater than myself. Any time you can connect to the source and understand that that's where all of your energy, your creativity, your joy and your triumph come from, I consider that to be authentic power.