Here’s what I think: the only reason I’m not ordinary is that no one else sees me that way.

You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

Whenever there is a conflict between being right and being kind, if possible, choose being kind.

I wish everyday could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.

We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

My mom smiled at me. Her smile kind of hugged me.

There are always going to be jerks in the world . . . [but] there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other.

One mistake does not define you.

Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.

To conceal an action is deceit. Even the husband is not aware of the deceit [by wife]. Lying is also deceit.

I don't know if any famous people follow me, but their daughters definitely do.

Nature can do more than physicians.

The essence of positioning is sacrifice. You must be willing to give up something in order to establish that unique position.

It's still a mystery to me exactly how I learned the language. [But] I was 19 years old and I had very urgent things to tell girls.

I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going to do anything special.

What was distinctively Western was not slavery but the moral crusade to end slavery.

Editors always want to know what you're working on, what you're thinking about.

The worst experience any majority can have is that you convene and you look around and nothing's ready to go.

He who works with the door open gets all kinds of interruptions, but he also occasionally gets clues as to what the world is and what might be important.