When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.

I was very fortunate that a teacher saw that I read a lot and got bored very easily and had a lot of energy, so she said, 'You've got to go to this youth theater.' I joined Manchester Youth Theatre when I was really young, and I just loved putting on and being involved in plays and telling stories.

My parents really pushed me to excel in school. Education was always important to them, so it was important to me.

Get to know the job intimately that you're applying for. Don't just read the job description - study it and picture yourself performing every task required of you. When you interview, framing your responses so that you reveal your significant knowledge about the job gives you a massive advantage.

The exclusion of girls from education is an issue of justice. But it's also an issue of economics because it's holding families, communities, and nations back. The chiefs are often a bridge between the traditional and the modern world and are very powerful implements to change.