Are you ready to stop colluding with a culture that makes so many of us feel physically inadequate? Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

There is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

Follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it.

Ordinary people can bring about change.

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.

Every birthday, you decide whether to mark it the end of your greatest days or the beginning of your finest hour.