corporate America corrupted the watchdogs that were supposed to be guarding the public interest by feeding them under the table.

To live exuberantly, we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in ourselves.

Basically, success the way we've defined it is no longer sustainable. It's no longer sustainable for human beings or for societies.

Eulogies never talk about what was on your resume. Be remembered for how you made people feel and your passions

Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an afterlife.

Often, you'll fail. But, as my mother also taught me, failure isn't the opposite of success - it's a stepping stone to success.

The most effective means for restoring the integrity of our electoral process, and repairing the public's tattered faith in its elected representatives, is through the full public financing of political campigns. It's the mother of all reforms: the one reform that makes all other reforms possible. After all, he who pays the piper calls the tune. If someone's going to own the politicians, it might as well be the American people.