Books were my pass to personal freedom.

Some suggestions for you :

Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands—you are the single biggest influence in your life. Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully.

At different times in our journeys, if we're paying attention, we get to sing the song we're meant to sing in the perfect key of life.

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

The happiness you feel is in direct proportion to the love you give.

There's a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing that you are worthy of being happy. Your being alive makes worthiness your birthright. You alone are enough.

I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.

If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.

No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort.

I always knew I was destined for greatness.

Remember this: There is no such thing as failure — failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

I was once afraid of people saying, Who does she think she is? Now I have the courage to stand and say, This is who I am.

I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

You want to max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family, and the people around you.