Joy is one part inner peace, one part giddy delight and 100% attainable.

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.

always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you'll have to eat them, you can swallow it well.

I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves." Another "I was raised to believe that excellence is the deterrent to racism and sexism. And that's how I operate my life." And another "It does not matter who you are or where you came from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.

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.

Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of treating myself as well as I treat others in every way.

If you live in the past and allow the past to define who you are, then you never grow.