I want people to remember me the way they know Nike, that level of impact. Kanye West Kanye West on His Legacy March 1, 2015 Source: Fader, 2008
And they said, well, if you're going to be a star, people aren't asking for you, they're asking for this image of you. And so that's kind of what, you know, was done. They began to transform me into an image. Donna Summer
I don’t get manicures, I don’t get pedicures, I don’t shop for clothes. It’s difficult for me to look at price tags and see $150 for a pair of shoes. Viola Davis
Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change. Shonda Rhimes
It's been rough for me trying to find my position in the struggle and where my voice is needed and helpful. Will Smith
With Obama, the glass ceiling has been broken with what men can aspire to, and now we need to do the same for women and what women can aspire to. Octavia Spencer
I just don’t want people to think that because I’m big I’m not into the same things I was into that made me big. Kanye West
I had a mom who told me from the very beginning that you can do or be anything you dream to and I believed it. Chris Gardner
There's this big misconception about being famous and rich. More about being rich. The misconception is that once you have money, you're straight. But you can have financial problems and everything else, only on a much grander scale. If anything, worrying about keeping it is as much of a headache as worrying how to pay the bills. Eddie Murphy
Dream on baby, don't dream on what you can have, dream about what the devil says you can't have. Dream for the best. Dream for the best healing. Dream for the best deliverance, dream for the best house. Dream for the best car, just 'cause the world don't have it doesn't mean you can't have it. Creflo Dollar
I don’t want to be good at it, I don’t want to be pretty good at it, I want to be world class at it. Chris Gardner
There’s a bit of a gap between what I really want to say and what I know is responsible to say. Gabrielle Union
They tell you: Follow your dreams. Listen to your spirit. Change the world. Make your mark. Find your inner voice and make it sing. Embrace failure. Dream. Dream and dream big. As a matter of fact, dream and don't stop dreaming until all of your dreams come true. I think that's crap. Shonda Rhimes
People think I just walk around as the aggressor, this mad black guy, this angry, young, troubled kid, but I'm not. I'm more and more laid-back. It's just that people know if they push a button, it'll make more news than their music. Attaching themselves to me, good or bad, will benefit them. Chris Brown
Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in. Ursula Burns
When you’re a public figure, people have an ownership of you in a way. People would interrupt our dinners all the time to have a moment with my father, and we’d understand because it was their one moment to have with him. I grew up observing that dynamic. Lupita Nyong’o
Growing up, my Mom and Dad were so much, 'Don't be like the average athlete, and have all this money and spend it all.' Serena Williams
