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"I used to have a fake Louis Vuitton bag because I thought it meant something in life. But now I realize that all the things in the world don't define you. It's what you stand for, what you're willing to do, how close to the truth you're willing to be in your life."
"Nothing happens until you decide."
"When your life is on course with it’s purpose, you are your most powerful."
"Every story about Oprah Winfrey Network was that it was struggling.I literally had a come-to-Jesus meeting with myself to say, 'Lord, what would you have me do?' What I know for sure is that the only way to hold onto yourself is through a spiritual base - otherwise you lose it."
"I wasn't remembering the gift that God had given me. I had totally put all that aside. And my daughter was growing up before my eyes, and I just wanted to grab hold of that. It goes by so fast. I wanted to watch her. I wanted to be that parent - because at that point in time, I was a single parent. Watch her go to school, and when she got home, be there. I wanted that moment."
"What I've learned about being angry with people is that it generally hurts you more than it hurts them."
"Being still at least once a day will enhance your life."
"Books were my pass to personal freedom."
"Dare to be different. Be a pioneer. Be a leader. Be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly toward the challenge."
"I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude."
"If you allow yourself to breathe into the depth, wonder, beauty, craziness, and strife everything that represents the fullness of your life you can live fearlessly. Because you come to realize that if you just keep breathing, you cannot be conquered"
"I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it"
"For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out."
"The smallest change in perspective can transform a life. What tiny attitude adjustment might turn your world around?"
"It's not easy being grateful all the time. But it's when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you"
"Dream the biggest dream for yourself. Hold the highest vision of life for yourself."
"You need to dream a bigger dream for yourself. That is the lesson. Hold the highest vision possible for your life and it can come true."
"Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear"
"Don't complain about what you don't have. Use what you've got. To be less than your best is a sin."
"You are responsible for your life. It doesn't matter what your Mama did. It doesn't matter what your Daddy didn't do. You are responsible for your life."