We're still living with the old paradigm of age as an arch. That's the old metaphor: You're born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude.

You don’t learn from successes; you don’t learn from awards; you don’t learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that’s the truth.

Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me and the future of our country.

Go for the burn! Sweat!

In this country, the only way a minority can get anything done is to make a little noise.

Eat only when you are hungry-not because it is one o'clock or seven o'clock or whatever.

One part of wisdom is knowing what you don't need anymore and letting it go.