I am who I am today because of the experience of learning to read at an early age. Reading opened up a whole world for me beyond the red dirt road and my grandmother's porch in Mississippi, i want to do that for everybody. And the opportunity to do this with Apple, to speak to people all over the world about the pleasures, the excitement, the tension, the drama that a good book can bring you... I don't know what's better than that.

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You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

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Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe

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Let excellence be your brand... When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you're doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

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

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Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

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You will be wounded many times in your life. You'll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures but I have learned that failure is really God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." It's just an experience, just an experience.

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Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.

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You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.

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Always take a stand for yourself, your values. You're defined by what you stand for

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Whenever I'm faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself, 'What would I do if I weren't afraid of making a mistake? Feeling rejected? looking foolish? Or being alone?' I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer that you've been searching for comes into focus and as you walk into your fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.

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You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.

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There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.

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If friends disappoint you over and over, that's in large part your own fault. Once someone has shown a tendency to be self-centered, you need to recognize that and take care of yourself; people aren't going to change simply because you want them to.

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Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

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Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

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You cannot wait for someone to save you, to help you, to complete you. No one can complete you. You complete yourself.

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Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose.

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If you are still breathing, you have a second chance.

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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.

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Move with the flow. Don't fight the current. Resist nothing. Let life carry you. Don't try to carry it.

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