It was like adults had their own little world that we weren't allowed to be a part of, and it didn't make sense because we were part of the world, too.

So now, when I look back, all I see is who we used to be and who we are now. And I wonder how anybody can recognize anyone at all.

I think about how maybe it's not things that change but people that change, and maybe that's the change everyone is really talking about.

You need a companion for your thought process, more than a physical relationship.

There is much to discover that's not on the back cover!

Until you are conscious of your conscience, you are morally unconscious.

Good company upon the road is the shortest cut.

When people say, 'Nothing's coming to me,' they usually don't like what's coming to them.

Who you are, what your values are, what you stand forthey are your anchor, your north star. You won't find them in a book. You'll find them in your soul.

We're a leader sure, but still a member of the global community. And that's true and important and when America acts like its worst self on the global stage is when we forget that.

Shake off this erroneous notion that life is there and you're just gonna live in it, versus embrace it, change it, improve it, make your mark upon it.

You're told that you're in your head too much, a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Or maybe there's another word for such people: thinkers.

Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot.