I don't think modesty is a very good virtue, if it is a virtue at all. A modest person will drop the modesty in a minute. It's a learned affectation.

If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.

Without willing it, I had gone from being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware. And the worst part of my awareness was that I didn't know what I was aware of. I knew I knew very little, but I was certain that the things I had yet to learn wouldn't be taught to me at George Washington High School.

A mother's love liberates.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

We are not just flesh and blood. And our hungers are not going to be set aside as just flesh and blood.

Your life is much more important that you can imagine... it is your first treasure.