Luck is a matter of preparation meeting oportunity.
My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
When I look into the future, It's so bright, it burns my eyes.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the Limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the Limo breaks down.
I am where I am because of the bridges that I crossed. Sojourner Truth was a bridge. Harriet Tubman was a bridge. Ida B. Wells was a bridge. Madame C. J. Walker was a bridge. Fannie Lou Hamer was a bridge.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
All my life I have always known I was born to greatness.
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.
Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
The essential question is not, 'How busy are you?' but 'What are you busy at?' 'Are you doing what fulfills you?'
Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.
I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.
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