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

I wasn't the cutest or the most talented, but I could get through the question-and-answer period.

Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.

I learned that I could control my life. You are the master of your fate. . . you are the captain of your soul. I took control and went to my space. . . My space. . . the universal energy. . . I tapped into that space of divine flow, where all beings, all things are connected. That space is real. You cannot have a meaningful life without having spiritual self-reflection. Know who you are and why you are here. When you tap into that space, divine flow, that universal energy, you become untouchable in what you are called to do.

I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don't define you. It's what you stand for, what you're willing to do, how close to the truth you're willing to be in your life.

Books were my pass to personal freedom.

Spirituality for me is recognizing that I am connected to the energy of all creation, that I am a part of it and it is always a part of me.