Sometimes there's that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

You learn so much from taking chances, whether they work out or not. Either way, you can grow from the experience and become stronger and smarter.

I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

Soul is about authenticity. Soul is about finding the things in your life that are real and pure.

We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique.

The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education

I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.

Love your curves and all your edges All your perfect imperfections

The future started yesterday, and we're already late.

Don't they get afraid, then?""They have a religion for that.

This is the time to love. This is the time to forgive. This is the time to ponder. This is the time to wonder.

The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.

We need a language that brings us together about the deepest things we care about rather than pushing us apart.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

Your own transformation will enable you to withdraw so completely from evil that you contribute to it by not one word, one thought, or one breath. This healing process is like recovering your soul.

He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.

Being appointed Elder Professor meant very much taking over the shop, in that the professor in those days controlled all the moneys.

A woman who lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule will often ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.

Ordinary faithfulness leads to extraordinary impact.