The first step in getting what you want from life-decide what you want.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

If you can't stand the heat, don't go to Cancun in the summer.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.

Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... But not everyone must prove they are a citizen.

And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

What's a good investment? Go home from work early and spend the afternoon throwing a ball around with your son.

What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever.

A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.

The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable.

I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.

Without gambling, I would not exist.

If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin itself. Until I have attained that end, I shall be content to be restless.

I didn't feel I had to prove anything more.

There is nothing more powerful as attitude.

Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.