Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.

It was not just inappropriate behavior

A hero is someone who over and over does the right thing even though no one is there to witness it.

When I say be skeptical of everything I mean it. Just because someone was elected to do a job doesn't mean that person has any idea of what they're doing.

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.

The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.

The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.