“The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.”

“I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself.”

“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.”

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.”

“The quote above about patience is NOT MERYL STREEP's-- this quote is actually from the pen of Portuguese self-help author/life coach Jos Micard Teixeira. PLEASE REMOVE IT!!!!!”

“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because Ive become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurt...”

“People LOVE change (when it's about changing others). People HATE change (when it's about changing themselves).”

“If you want an incredibly passionate, happy, ALIVE businessdont overcomplicate things. Once all is said and done, the foundational elements of a successful business are very simple: respect, servic...”

“It's called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSIT. Don't wait. Just ship.”

“Sometimes when you go through things, you bottle them up inside and try to act like everything is fine. Because you want to forget they ever happened. But you have to trust me when I say that doesn...”

“When you're a black woman, her mother said, ain't no hiding what you are. Day you try, is the day you die. Stand tall, smile bright, and let 'em wonder what secret's making you laugh.”

“If you don't go through the shaking, you shall never be ready for the making.”