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

Don't miss the moment. It's all we have

Today we often use deadlines—real and imaginary—to imprison ourselves.

The crisis in America that we barely notice anymore is that we've become two nations - divided by poverty, opportunity, and race. It's like a neighbor's car alarm that we don't hear anymore because it rings so often.

Being fearless doesn't mean living a life devoid of fear, but living a life in which our fears don't hold us back

It's not just the over $8 billion that we would be saving in law enforcement; it's also the over $8 billion that we would be making by taxing marijuana... We are filling our jails with nonviolent drug offenders - predominantly young, predominantly African American... It's a great beyond left and right issue. It has support across the political spectrum and also the support of the majority of the American people.

Before checking that last email before you go to bed, say to yourself, No, I am important. This is important. My body is more important.