“Opportunity never knocks; it is within you.”

The world needs role models, instead of critics.

Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.

Your habits will determine your quality of life.

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.

Success is a process that continues, not a status that you reach. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

One characteristic of winners is they always look upon themselves as a do it yourself project.

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as a continuous learning experience.

You always project on the outside how you feel on the inside.

A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.

The truly successful person inspires others to do more than they have thought possible for themselves.

Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are.

The trouble with most of us is that we stop trying in trying times.

How you spend your time is far more important than all the material possessions you may own or positions you may attain.

Procrastination is the fear of success.

Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday.

I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.

I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better.

Luck is a crossroad where preparation and opportunity meet

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

There cannot be true democracy unless women’s voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.