Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.

Who you are is more important than what you do. The goal is to bring what you do in alignment with who you are, so you don’t end up being someone you don’t want to be.

We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on. You can own a mistake, or the mistake will own you.

I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me.

The virtue of losing is we get used to the fact that competing and to lose doesn't kill you. It just makes you stronger. It just helps you get used to it.