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.

There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.

The best way to look at aging is to see it as an opportunity to leave what didn't work behind and step boldly into a brand new future.

Don't waste your time in the race looking back to see what the other guy is doing. It's not about the other guy. It's about what can you do. You just need to run that race as hard as you can. You need to give it everything you've got, all the time, for yourself.

There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.

A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.

I didn't want to say "No" because I didn't want people to think I'm not nice. And that, to me, has been the greatest lesson of my life: to recognize that I am solely responsible for it, and not trying to please other people, and not living my life to please other people, but doing what my heart says all the time.