My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive;... - Maya Angelou

"I don't trust people who don't love themselves and tell me, 'I love you.' ... There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt."

"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!"

"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."

"It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable."

"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it."