Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.

I am not inspired by helping you find Chinese food at 2am in Dallas, or swipe right to get laid. I want to use tech and data to make the world a better place.

Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.

When I have a bad day, I dream about opening up a gelato stand on the streets of Sydney, Australia. Doesn't everyone have a random escape fantasy?

Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of founders.

I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.

We're finding [texting] 11 times more powerful than email [for communicating with kids].

Social change isn't something you should do just to help pad a resume. Follow your passion.

Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.

Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, but it has to make sense to them.

Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.

Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels.

Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.

Hopefully I'll be successful with the singing, but there are so many other things I want to do, like acting. I'll do them one at a time first!

There are very few things I would love to do other than a life of writing, and I think being a singer-songwriter and being an anthropologist are the two other things I can imagine doing.

What flaw could you possibly find in his appearance?" "His posture," Hannah muttered. "What about it?" "He slouches." "He's an American. They all slouch. The weight of their wallets drags them over.

I'm doing naughty things, I'm drinking too much, I'm going to clubs. It really didn't matter to me, other than the fact that some parents wouldn't let their kids hang out with me.

To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad.

Incidentally, Boies, I'm sure, is a very fine lawyer.

We need citizens who are less concerned about what their government can do for them, and more concerned about what they can do for the nation.