It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.

You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.

Don’t be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

The power you have is to be the best version of yourself you can be, so you can create a better world.

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.

Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.

I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

Power is not given to you. You have to take it.

We can do no great things, only small things with great love.

If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.

Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.

You have what it takes to be a victorious, independent, fearless woman.

The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.

I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.

Power to me is the ability to make a change in a positive way.

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

No matter what you look like or think you look like you’re special and loved and perfect just the way you are.

And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk more.

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.

Yes, I’m a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted, and tough.

I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.

Not knowing you can’t do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it.

If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.

Don’t be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up.

We really have to be willing to find out who we are instead of rebelling for the equal rights that we've been denied, that we do deserve.

The meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of our inferiority. It lets us know that our own families may consider female bodies to be less deserving, less needy, less valuable.

We usually say of ancient persons, that they have already one foot in the grave, and the rest of their life is nothing else but the bringing of these feet together.

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.

Poverty is an artificial, external imposition on a human being; it is not innate in a human being. And since it is external, it can be removed. It is just a question of doing it.

Inspiration usually comes during work rather than before it.

What makes Freddy Krueger such a horrible character? What makes him scare you to death? You can't get rid of the guy. He never goes away.

New York is nice, but I don't like it as much as I used to.

I like to sit in my backyard. I go out on the hammock and sit in silence and kind of meditate. Nature is calming, and it's nice to go out there and clear my head.

I couldn't care less who is mad at me as long as the entrepreneur comes out ahead.

Remember that banks aren't markets. The market is amoral. The market doesn't care who you are. You're a trade to the market. The market will sell you if they think you're riskier.

Steve Carell is the most spectacular ad-lib improviser ever. And just doing a scene with him, it's just one incredible topping himself on every take.

Don't forget to fall in love with yourself first.

Children are a great comfort in your old age and they help you reach it faster too.

I try to find different ways of expressing myself. Without that I will die.