Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.

The primary purpose of going to college isn't to get a great job. The primary purpose of college is to build a strong mind, which leads to greater self-awareness, capability, fulfillment, and service opportunities, which, incidentally, should lead to a better job.

Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.

You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased.

We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them.

It's hard, but sometimes it is better to have no friends for a time than to have the wrong friends. The wrong group can lead you down all kinds of paths you really don't want to be on. And retracing your steps can be a long and hard journey

A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.