"Life is rarely a straight line, and oftentimes, it's a tangled mess."

"Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own."

"There's power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice."

"If you don't get out there and define yourself, you'll be quickly and inaccurately defined by others."

"Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?"

"Even when it's not pretty or perfect. Even when it's more real than you want it to be. Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own."