Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

We need to deprogram ourselves. I know for sure that you can't give what you don't have. If you allow yourself to be depleted to the point where your emotional and spiritual tank is empty and you're running on fumes of habit, everybody loses. Especially you.

Have the boldness to tell yourself the truth - every bit of it.

I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived. 'I go forth alone, and stand as ten thousand,' Maya Angelou proclaimed in her poem 'Our Grandmothers.' When I move through the world, I bring all my history with me-all the people who paved the way for me are part of who I am.

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

Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.

You become what you believe. And to believe that you are created by the power that's greater than yourself means anything is possible.