No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

I came away with the idea that respect is really the solution. We need to teach young people to respect authority - particularly, respect the law.

Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

When asked by Glenn Beck if people should be allowed to own semi-automatic weapons, Dr. Benjamin Carson said: “It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it.

I now had enough faith not only to believe there were answer, but to feel certain that those answers would become apparent at some point in the future.

Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.

No one is ever better off with dictators but there comes a time you know, when you're on an airplane, they always say, "in case of an emergency oxygen masks will drop down. Put yours on first and then administer help to your neighbor." We need oxygen right now.