One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows up.

Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.

Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.

Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.