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.

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

In every aspect of our lives, we are always asking ourselves, How am I of value? What is my worth? Yet I believe that worthiness is our birthright.

You are what you are by what you BELIEVE!

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.

"Back in the day when I started - it's like I walked five miles to school in the snow barefooted" - there were three channels.I don't know what I would do.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.