I believe what I have to say is important, and I believe the people coming to hear me are important, and so the occasion of itself alone has an importance, which forces me to stare down my nerves.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.

I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.

If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.

I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world's variety and uniqueness.

Not everything you do is going to be a masterpiece, but you get art there and you try and sometimes it really happens. The other times you’re just stretching your soul.