Sometimes constraints actually create success. Not being able to swim made me run. And running taught me the discipline I needed as a writer.

I became convinced that knowing lots of people was kind of skill, something that the diligent can overcome.

It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us. Being a teacher is meaningful.

The first person who throws the rock is a lot more radical than a hundredth person.By the time the riot has attracted a hundred people, you don't have to be nearly as much of a daredevil or a hothead or committed or any of those things to want to engage in a riot.

It changes how people read you if you believe in God. It gives insight into your motivation, how you look at problems and how you deal with people.

What does it say about a society that it devotes more care and patience to the selection of those who handle its money than of those who handle its children?

In the act of tearing something apart, you lose its meaning.