When I was in that danger...I felt like I was shaken awake...after everything she made me feel...I made a decision and went to sleep. Do you know what that's like - trying to go to sleep, and lose yourself in the hopes of burying the worst fears in your life?...I wasn't in love with the past. I was terrified of my own future.

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.

Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.

There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.

History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.