The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you're feeling. To have the hard conversations.

What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.

Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy... When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes.

When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.

After all, mirrors are only as truthful as the eyes that are looking into them.

Don't go back over your life with a red pen.

Reading is seeing by proxy.

It's hard to find a book that's safe to write. Because one always goes to dark or difficult places.

When you grow up around it, I just watched my father work really hard. He wasn't around as much as I would have liked. And when I grew up, I understood why.

The only way we can ever teach a child to say "I'm sorry" is for him to hear it from our lips first.

That's why school was invented - to give your parents some peace and quiet during the day.

If we're honest with ourselves, most people want to know that there's more to this life, there's more after this life.

What's important about an actor is his acting, not his life.