Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.
Friendship is a wildly underrated medication.
Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.
Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.
I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it.
Listening is not just hearing what someone tells you word for word. You have to listen with a heart. I don't want that to sound touchy-feely; it is not. It is very hard work.