Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.

We are the victims of the world's most comprehensive robbery. Life demands a balance. It's all right if we do a little robbing now.

On this platform of peace, we can create a language to translate ourselves to ourselves and to each other.

Age is nothing; waking up is everything.

Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.

Take a day to heal from the lies you've told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.

What I think it really means is: I'm a teacher. I am a teacher. I teach all the time, as you do and as all of you do-whether we know it or not, whether we take responsibility for it or not. I hold nothing back because I want to see that light go off. I like to see the children say, 'I never thought of that before.' And I think, 'I've got them!'