I was lucky to be involved and get to contribute to something that was important, which is empowering people with software.

He who is brave is free.

Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.

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

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

My doorman is more important to me than any head of any company. He keeps us safe.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

I was in a queer mood, thinking myself very old: but now I am a woman again – as I always am when I write.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

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

No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary – not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn’t want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!

I was the first woman to burn my bra – it took the fire department four days to put it out.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

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 vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate, if ever so slightly, over misery and pain.

For those of you who do not know Him, choosing your eternal home is the most important decision you will ever make.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.

It is quality rather than quantity that matters.

My moms always told me, ‚How long you gonna play the victim?‘ I can say I’m mad and I hate everything, but nothing really changes until I change myself.

I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.

If you give a person a fish, they’ll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they’ll fish for a lifetime.

I’m a can-do girl.

Investing for the poor requires participation from the entire community.

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

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

While some doubted that connecting the world was actually important, we were building. While others doubted that this would be sustainable, you were forming lasting connections. We just cared more about connecting the world than anyone else. And we still do today.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

Feminism… I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, ‚Free to be You and Me.‘

We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first hear should be adapted in the most perfect manner to the promotion of virtue.

Memories are thoughts that arise. They’re not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it’s just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.

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.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

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

If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved… or star in a movie.

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.

When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.

I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

‚Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

Only the educated are free.

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.

What did I owe the rest of the world? Nothing.

Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They’re both important and schools are forgetting one of them.

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

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.

Together, we can help make sure that every family that walks into a restaurant can make an easy, healthy choice.

I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

People make jokes about my bosoms, why don’t they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It’s obvious I’ve got big ones and if people want to assume they’re not mine, then let them.

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

A gender line… helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.