You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself

When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was.

Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks

Always listen to your inner voice.

Have a similar outlook as a monarch. A ruler is not reluctant to come up short. Disappointment is an alternate steppingstone to significance.

I'm starting to cry. I'm remembering those years I struggled with my weight, those times when I saw my reflection in a store window and didn't know who that fat person was, years when it was a big accomplishment for me to exercise at two dots on the StairMaster. And now I'm finishing a 26-mile race. Damn! This is better than winning an Emmy!

Even in bad times, always say thank you. Whatever you are going through, God is using you to get through. God has already put a rainbow in the cloud.