Every summer’s mine.

Man’s nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury.

That summer after the draft was probably the most fun I’ve ever had, because all I had to do every day was wake up and go work out for four or five hours. I got to play some golf, which I love to do, too, and then got to hang out with my family.

I actually feel more of a woman because I feel like I’m being smart about my choices, and I’m putting my family first, and I’m in charge of my life and my health. I think that’s what makes a woman complete.

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged – ‚There’s nothing good in my future‘ – I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there’s an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn’t have any money, because Africa was the ‚dark continent‘, and because I was a girl.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today’s world do not have.

A shady business never yields a sunny life.

In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper, I’m personally committed to changing both perception and reality.

If you want to make computers that really work, create a design team composed only of healthy, active women with lots else to do in their lives, and give them carte blanche.

I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.

Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

I say, ‚Yeah, Taylor Swift.‘ I think she is a smart, beautiful girl. I think she’s making all the right moves. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. She’s surrounded with wonderful people. Her songs are great. She keeps herself anchored. She knows who she is, and she’s living and standing by that.

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

Black Americans, no more than white Americans, they do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don’t want to be a colony in a nation.

I had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be ‚sexy,‘ even before I knew what the word was.

Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.

Sisters, do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit?

World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

You can’t be happy by doing something groovy.

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Woman was God’s second mistake.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.

You know, I look like a woman but I think like a man. And in this world of business, that has helped me a lot. Because by the time they think that I don’t know what’s goin‘ on, I then got the money, and gone.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.

How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.

My mother was very strong. Once, she picked up a coconut and smashed it against my father’s head. It taught me about women defending themselves and not collapsing in a heap.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.

I feel real good because it’s about representing the young world and how to uplift each other and how to push us to be greater and make sure we don’t fall or get trapped or get in trouble, you know what I mean. Stay focused, you know what I mean.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.

I find with most of my readers are kind of like me, sort of people who were a little bit naive in life and then learned the hard way that this is what’s going on, the political games and most of my readers write to me telling me that the book helped them open their eyes to what other people are doing to them.

We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

I own a ’66 Jaguar. That’s the guitar I polish, and baby – I refuse to let anyone touch it when I jump into the crowd.

Life’s too short to hang out with people who aren’t resourceful.

The value of beauty and inspiration is very much underrated, no question. But I want to be clear: I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I’m just trying to think about the future and not be sad.

Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

I don’t believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.

I have good days and bad days.

I want people to follow their dreams, yes… but I’m not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers… I want to show them that there’s so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.