You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
Nothing will work unless you do.
No sun outlasts its sunset, but will rise again and bring the dawn.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
I've learned that 'making a living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.
I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.
If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.
If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I know why the caged bird sings.
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else.
All great achievements require time.
A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.
