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."

"If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the Spirit."

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

"For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out."

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.