My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.

In four months we could actually have an administration that believes in science.

Virginia is the absolute leader in homeland security and defense and information technology.

One, who has passed through one pain, gets the strength to pass through many pains. Then he becomes the expert in passing through the pains.

The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do?

My feelings towards Scott Card are pretty mixed. Politically, he and I are pretty far apart.

The greatest remedy that is used against a plan of the enemy is to do voluntarily what he plans that you do by force.

Your life is a gift and how you respond to it - what you do with it matters. That's where I start.

Competitiveness drives my blood. I'm an athlete at heart and I just love the competition. I can't live without it. It's just a rush.

And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.

For a writer, they say write what you know. As a performer, you find it in yourself, in your heart. You relate to the character. You try to live it, try to have it be real for you.