Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

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.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

I always knew I was destined for greatness.

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.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.