What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.

Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.

Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.

Joy comes to us in moments--ordina ry moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.

It was scary. But it was so liberating. I thought, This is not predetermined - I get to choose. There are some days where I have to choose five times in a day. I had to make a choice when you called and the phone rang, whether I'm going to show up and be me, or whether I'm going to say what I think I'm supposed to say and get off the phone.