Remove the fear, and the answer comes into focus.

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.

Have a similar outlook as a monarch. A ruler is not reluctant to come up short. Disappointment is an alternate steppingstone to significance.

Do what you want to do, when you want to do it ... and not a moment sooner.

For me to live in a world that is not inclusive of other people who are not Christian would be the opposite of Christianity.

I grew up in the Baptist Church, and going to church with my father; I remember being 8 years old, trying to determine whether I was really ready to give up sin, and for days I agonized.

I want us all to fulfill our greatest potential. To find our calling, and summon the courage to live it.