Having a bunch of medals and badges doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve achieved anything, you’ve got to do something beyond yourself to make a difference in life. Seek to be consequential in whatever you do.

If I'm strong, I'm not going to apologize for being strong.

When I fell, some people were in such shock that they didn't reach out. They were so mad at me, rather than having compassion for what happened. I lost a lot of friends.

I think Ivanka Trump she has this power and powerful women are reaching out to her and she needs to take advantage of that.

It really felt like a tidal wave of bias washed over our country and we're still soaked in it.

It's the fact that you can reduce my whole life to one word, whatever it is, my entire career, my service to my country, my academic rigor, my courage in going to interview terrorists, and refugee camps, and third-world prisons.

I was incredulous as the bias of the media in terms of the candidates [for presidency]. I was incredulous at the fake news.