Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.

Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?

I'm an open book. But some of the pages are stuck together.

Our hesitancy to take credit for our accomplishments results in a loss of power, influence, and political capital in the workplace.

To deny kingdom realities is not to pay the price

I was 25 and the most popular celebrity in the world, with the possible exception of my friend Mary Pickford.

The acting in Downton Abbey has been consistently excellent across the board.

I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time at my real work.

I don't think any word can explain a man's life.

You're searching... For things that don't exist; I mean beginnings. Ends and beginnings - there are no such things. There are only middles.

It's too late to apologize for. I have already forgiven you.

People go to casinos for the same reason they go on blind dates - hoping to hit the jackpot. But mostly, you just wind up broke or alone in a bar.