Every day that you don't practice is a day you're getting worse.

For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9pm! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. Why can't I do this? Why are there so many rules? But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.

There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.

Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants.

As a purely mathematical fact, people who sleep less live more.

I'm a slave to my dogs and go out with them almost every day. They are poorly behaved if they don't run. They really act up.