One of the biggest lessons I've learned recently is that when you don't know what to do, you should do nothing until you figure out what to do because a lot of times you feel like you are pressed against the wall, and you've got to make a decision. You never have to do anything. Don't know what to do? Do nothing.

All you need to do is know who you are.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.

I did not believe what I was told about being poor and black and female in Mississippi in 1954.

Self-esteem means knowing you are the dream.

If I lost control of the business I'd lose myself - or at least the ability to be myself. Owning myself is a way to be myself.

When women put their heads together, powerful things can happen!