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.

Nervousness was never something I would ever associate with the Beatles ever. A Hard Day's Night was relatively unscathed by marijuana, but even then they were quite relaxed about it.

We all know how the Internet has changed the lives of consumers: it's changed how we communicate, how we shop, how we meet people. It's changed things for businesses too.

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.

I get sent lots of jewellery by fans, and that's absolutely lovely.

In the new artisan coffee movement, Jeremy Challender, a 32-year-old Australian who is one of the founders of Prufrock Coffee, explains precision is everything for the barista. Jeremy is able to analyse his coffee with the benefit of an app on his phone.

A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.

Writing is my way of expressing - and thereby eliminating - all the various ways we can be wrong-headed.

I can't say this enough, I'm totally comfortable with my body. I like my body, I don't think it's a bad thing, I think I have a nice body, I'm happy with it.

People who know math understand what other mortals understand, but other mortals do not understand them. This asymmetry gives them a presumption of superior ability.

What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.

These days with the web, you can burn out a character really quick.

Does inequality in the distribution of income increase or decrease in the course of a country's economic growth?

Brexit was not a coup. Far from it. In the eyes of most analysts, it was a clear sign that people are frustrated and fed up with the status quo; this is particularly the case with independent voters.

I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my death other discoveries will be made that will prompt me to alter various ideas I have about human evolution.

I mean, I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.