Be the kind of person you want to be with... If you don't like the people in your life, you are the one who has to change, not them.

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Maybe a person is just made up of a lot of people," I say. "Maybe we're accumulating these new selves all the time. ― Jandy Nelson

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Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. ― Walt Whitman

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The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success.

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When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

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When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people.

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We've got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity. ― Fred Hampton

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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear "fashion" they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist. If you can bring your own concept or your viewpoint and translate it not down but out, then you're really successful in the truest sense.

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

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