It is easier to overcome people's judgments than to overcome our own self-judgment.

I'm much more creative when I've actually taken care of myself.

America being behind France in upward mobility is a little bit like France being behind America in Croissants and Afternoon Sex.

We're more than just our job titles or our list of professional accomplishments.

Why do we spend so much of our limited time on this earth focusing on all the things that our eulogies will never cover?

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.

There is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears like not being approved of pale by comparison to the fears you have about your children.