I say 'I love you' to my daughters every day.

Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.

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.

There are all kinds of psychological disorders in the West that don't exist in Asia.

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