You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.

The single most powerful element of youth is that you don't have the life experiences to know what can't be done.

I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.

Make your life a story worth telling. You only get one shot at this existence, and one day when you’re gone the most important thing you’ll leave behind is the legacy of the life you lived. Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.

True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.

Tourists see, and travelers seek.

It's the presence of others who are smarter, kinder, wiser, and different from you that enables you to evolve. Those are the people to surround yourself with at all times.