The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it