We must open the doors of opportunity. But we must also equip our people to walk through those doors.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

Begin – to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

I get up every morning and say, ‚Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.‘

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.

At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.

I’d like to think you don’t stop being creative once you get happy.

I’m trying to show everybody that I’m a girl, and I’m five foot four, and you can do anything you want, no matter your gender. It’s your world, too!

I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven’t lived in vain.

Before finding music, I didn’t have too many aspirations. I wanted to hang out, make a little money from whatever I had to do.

I think as long as I do a good job and put in all my effort to proving that I’m worth it, then everything should be fine.

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

My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.

There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, ‚You’re finished. The shoe’s finished.‘

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.

We clearly see in God’s Word that anything He tells us to do, He will give us the ability to do it. But do we really believe it? Do we want to believe it? It’s easier to come up with excuses for why we can’t do things that are hard or that we really don’t want to do.

What’s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It’s so far away in time that they can’t appreciate what it means for their whole life.

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being.

Of course awards matter.

Emotion creates reality, reality demands action.

People say ‚I want to be rich‘. The question is, ‚Are you willing to do what it takes?‘

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were – to the very last minute – a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

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

I’m honored that everybody’s inspired off my inspiration.

It’s not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren’t doing.

The sexiest thing that a woman can do, wear, and say all fall under one word to me: subtlety. To be subtle in the things that she does and the things she says and the things she wears – I appreciate the details.

I have dreams, and I want to see them come to fruition.

The doer alone learneth.

It’s a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can’t stop playing the game the way you’ve always played it.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Aim for the sky and you’ll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you’ll stay on the floor.

You’ve really got to start hitting the books because it’s no joke out here.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Didn’t get promoted? Good. More time to get better.

Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.

Children always turn to the light.

Of course, I do everything for money.

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Getting rich is about fun. It’s a game, and you have to treat it that way.

I’ve been fortunate. I don’t pick scripts. Scripts pick me.

The thing I always say to people is this: ‚If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.‘

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

My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.