I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
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
The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment
I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.
Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.
You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell
The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.
If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay.
A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.
I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
Mr. Right is coming, but he’s in Africa and he’s walking.
Everyone wants 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 have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.
True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.
Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.
True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.
Difficulties come when you don’t pay attention to life’s whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you’ll get a scream
Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself.
I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn’t changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I’m just wearing better shoes.
It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are – not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within – that you can begin to take control.
I believe there’s a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware. And awakened. To answer the call.
Don’t back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for yourself builds self confidence and self esteem.
What I find powerful is a person withthe confidence to be her own self.
I don’t believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.
I would like to thank the people who’ve brought me those dark moments, when I felt most wounded, betrayed. You have been my greatest teachers.
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and there discovered was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
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.
Follow your feelings. If it feels right, move forward. If it doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.
Eating more consciously now feels like a way of being. I actually think about how my food got to my plate.
Say “Thank You” because your faith is so strong that you don’t doubt that what ever the problem, you’ll get through it. You’re saying thank-you because you know that even in the eye of the storm, God has put a rainbow in the clouds.
Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration moving you from negative energy to positive
The enjoyment comes from knowing the receiver understands the spirit of the gift.
There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.
When the universe compels me toward the best path to take, it never leaves me with “maybe,” “should I,” or even “perhaps.” I always know for sure when it’s telling me to proceed – because everything inside me rises up to reverberate “YES!
When I look at the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes!
I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.
As long as other people’s opinions matter more than your own, you’re owned by them. You’re not even free.
I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.
Know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.
Improving your life doesn’t have to be about changing everything – it’s about making changes that count.
One of the greatest gifts you can give isyour undivided attention.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another step-pingstone to greatness.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
You cannot hate other people without hating yourself.
Keep a grateful journal. Every night list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change your perspective of your day and your life.
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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 think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.
Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.
When I look at the future it’s so bright it burns my eyes.
I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.
It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are-not necessarily a religious feeling but deep down the spirit within-that you can begin to take control.
God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself and your role on Earth is to attach yourself to that divine force and let yourself be released to it.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
When I look to the future it’s so bright it burns my eyes.
When I look at the future it’s so bright it burns my eyes.
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God’s way of moving you in another direction.
Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.
The struggle of my life created empathy – I could relate to pain, being abandoned, having people not love me.
I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
With age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health.
I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.
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.
I am a woman in process. I’m just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.
Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.
Over the years, I’ve interviewed thousands of people, most of them women, and I would say that the root of every dysfunction I’ve ever encountered, every problem, has been some sense of a lacking of self-value or of self-worth.
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that’s how I operate my life.
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.
If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.
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.
What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.
I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.
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.
Money is worth nothing if it can’t buy you the opportunity to love more.
Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.
I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
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.
When I look into the future, it’s so bright it burns my eyes.