Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.
You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.