Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

I grew. Going outside my comfort zone is a big one for me.

I don't want the Obama era to be more about symbolism than substance when it comes to black people. I love him, but I love black people even more.

I think the issue of women's choice is essential for a woman being able to have their lives - if they cannot control their own bodies by choosing if or when to have a child, then they cannot control their working life or anything around them.

I think that what started out as a European Union originally was probably a really wonderful and world-changing idea, the idea of a kind of cooperation and interdependence between countries. But the idea that individualization would work on common ground, not on conflict, not against each other, but to find how each benefitted from the other I thought was an incredibly hopeful and positive possibility.

I love my cross-sectioned, cross-cultural audience. Some of them are doing better than the average guy, but my audience has always been people who are struggling to stay in the middle class.

Don't envy someone else's gift. Discover your own.