I’m not a centerfold.

I’m a whopping 5 foot 4 inches tall. I’m not going to get any taller.

Confidence, as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I loved cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved.

The most common criticism I get is that I’m being manipulated and you shouldn’t use children in political ways, because that is abuse, and I can’t think for myself and so on. And I think that is so annoying! I’m also allowed to have a say – why shouldn’t I be able to form my own opinion and try to change people’s minds?

Character is power.

A black person grows up in this country – and in many places – knowing that racism will be as familiar as salt to the tongue. Also, it can be as dangerous as too much salt. I think that you must struggle for betterment for yourself and for everyone.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I’m not afraid of my flaws.

I don’t see that my majority opinions are going to be undone.

I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.

There are those who believe Black people possess the secret of joy and that it is this that will sustain them through any spiritual or moral or physical devastation.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

In my videos, I always want to be a powerful woman. That’s my mission.

There’s a lack of people in power that are motivated by the idea of helping people.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.

If you are surrounded by your competition and you are outworking these people, outmaneuvering these people, it’s hard not to let your confidence take over. It just builds and builds and builds.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

People have told me, ‚You shouldn’t bring your daughter onto the podium, ‚cause it’s the workplace,‘ and things like that. But I’m not gonna really listen to that. I’m gonna do what I think is fun for me and my family, and everything’ll be all right.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

If I feel anxious every time someone is staring at me, well, I can’t control what they stare at, but my reaction is, I’m just not going to go outside the house. I’m going to stay in and chill. And when I do go out, I understand what comes along with that.

I don’t even know how to speak up for myself, because I don’t really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice.

You are victors, not victims!

I know how to swim through backlash. I can tread water through backlash… If anything, that’s all giving me power.

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.

The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off – we do not have to stand for this.

I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made.

I feel you’re in charge of your own situation.

Everything is generated through your own will power.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‚I’m possible‘!

It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I think it was ‚dragon lady‘ or something like it.

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to make the law free.

I’m confident with my ability.

I am so tired of fear. And I don’t want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he’s showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it’s confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn’t feel like he deserves to be there.

One man with courage is a majority.

The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn’t any.

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I’d get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.

Oh, you weak, beautiful people who give up with such grace. What you need is someone to take hold of you – gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.

I feel confident imposing change on myself. It’s a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That’s why I need to throw curve balls.

My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can’t imagine how often I’ve tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne – to beat her down, hide her.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t.

I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I’m cool with the praise. I’m good.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

I’m not perfect.

It’s rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.

I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we don’t like that. It’s great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you’re worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.

Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are.

Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.

If you’re too big to fit into fashion, then you just have to do your own fashion.

If you deserve it, go get it.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii.

I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act.