When I was a kid and the other kids were home watching "Leave it to Beaver," my father and step-mother were marching me off to the library.

Bravery shows up in everyday life when people have the courage to live their truth, their vision and their dreams.

The commonality in the human experience is the same. We have the same sorrows, and the same triumphs. Joy is joy is joy.

After all these years, I could say thank you to a woman who had a powerful impact on my early life.

I felt that it was deeply moving and profound, and of course everybody was like, "Oh, the president [Barack Obama] can sing!" Maybe a little off key! I actually think that the sermon reinforced the very nature of the grace that the victims' families had shown to the world.

You become excellent, and when you become excellent, no-one can take that away from you.

The true meaning of courage is to be afraid, and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway—even when that step makes sense to nobody but you. I know that’s not easy. But making a bold move is the only way to truly advance toward the grandest vision the universe has for you.