All trials force the question, Who are you really? And you must trust yourself to answer

You become what you believe. And to believe that you are created by the power that's greater than yourself means anything is possible.

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

My first deepening of spirituality came when I was 6, when I was moved from my grandmother and sent to live with my mother - whom I really did not know - who had moved to Milwaukee. Something inside myself knew that I was never going to see my grandmother again - I would be wasting my time to live in that space of wanting that.

Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself.

You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

What I know for sure is that whatever has happened to you has also happened for you.