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" You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see yourself as the ocean. "

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Doing The Right Thing

" The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. "

" Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness. "

" You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others. "

" I had become so accustomed to succeeding that I no longer even remembered what it was like to fail. "

" Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God's way of moving you in another direction. "

" I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good. "

" Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. "

" Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility. "

" Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. "

" Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. "

" What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come. "

" Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have. "

" Even people who believe they deserve to be happy and have nice things often don't feel worthy once they have them. "

" Over the years, I've interviewed thousands of people, most of them women, and I would say that the root of every dysfunction I've ever encountered, every problem, has been some sense of a lacking of self-value or of self-worth. "

" No matter who we are or what we look like or what we may believe, it is both possible and, more importantly, it becomes powerful to come together in common purpose and common effort. "

" The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free. "

" I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. "

" If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. "

" The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. "

" I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain. "

" Don't let people talk you into what they think is you. "

" I always feel that until you take your last breath, you're always growing. "

" My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment. "

" Money is worth nothing if it can't buy you the opportunity to love more. "

" Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. "

" I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life. "