I’m a product of pop culture.
I’ve seen firsthand that being president doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.
Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.
For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
What sometimes is missing for young girls is that so early in our lives we’re shushed. And not just directly shushed. Sometimes we’re treated a little too preciously. They treat us like a doll. They don’t treat us like real beings, equal partners. I was loved early by my father, but I was never so precious that he didn’t think I could be there at the table.
No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.
So early in our lives we are shushed. And not just directly shushed but sometimes in our lives we’re treated too preciously. We may have a father that loves us and treats us like a doll. They don’t treat us like real beings and equal partners.
Smugglin’ that by me? That’s like tryin’ to smuggle sunrise past a rooster.
I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet gone ourselves.
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
For a year, I had all sorts of weirdos coming on to me.
Sometimes you’ve just gotta give yourself what you wish you were getting from someone else.
Yesterday’s just a memory, tomorrow is never what it’s supposed to be.
Greatest thing we can produce is character. Everything else can be taken from us, but not our character.
If you need a miracle, be a miracle.
This is your life and the clock is ticking.
If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other persons point of view and see things from that persons angle as well as from your own.
Always pack your uniform on top.
I think I am actually humble. I think I’m much more humble than you would understand.
They’re different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I’m in.
Some people prefer the passenger role, because it imposes no real pressure to decide or stand accountable for their life results.
