Everyone carries the weight of WWII with them in their recent family history, and yet it is rarely spoken about within families, because veterans and survivors don't tend to talk.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

A scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.

Our own personal brand of courage - in relationships, in conflict, in our principles ­ - is as unique as our fingerprints.

I’m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.

I could not stop talking because now I had started my story, it wanted to be finished. We cannot choose where to start and stop. Our stories are the tellers of us.

We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived'.

It is certainly impossible to imagine forgiving the enemy while their animus remains undefeated.

If it is true that nature abhors a vacuum, then criminality regards it as a business opportunity.

The only thing more dangerous then your enemy knowing how powerful you are, is your enemy not knowing how powerful you are.

Words have power.Their power doesn't merely emanate from the meaning they carry, but also hidden truth they leave behind.In what is left unsaid.

Quite a metaphor. The person in the most pain wins. Does that mean I get a Blue Ribbon?

Being judgmental is a form of attack keeping others off balance.

Don't waste your sorrows

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring.

Understanding why is never enough.

Don't use barbiturates before going on stage. And be honest.