"All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we work to achieve that vision, we must surrender to the power that is greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself."
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"The only courage you will need is the courage to live the life you are meant to."
"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."
"The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don't know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened."
"always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you'll have to eat them, you can swallow it well."
"I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process."
"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."
"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."
"When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come."
"Some women have a weakness for shoes... I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books."
"My idea is to give hope, because where there is no hope, there is no vision, and where there is no vision, people will perish."
"A lesson will keep repeating itself until it is learned. Life first will send the lesson to you in the size of a pebble; if you ignore the pebble, then life will send you a brick; if you ignore the brick, life will send you a brick wall; if you ignore the brick wall, life will send you a demolition truck."
"Listen. Pay attention. Treasure every moment."
"Nobody’s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. It’s just life’s way of saying, ‘Time to change course.’"
"One percent doubt is zero percent faith."
"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right."
"I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself."
"Other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny."
"Time isn't the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you'll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now."
"Anything you can imagine, you can create."