To be alive is to be vulnerable.

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

The road may be rough, the journey may be tough and the experience may be bitter, but they are stepping stones to our future thrones.

The longer you pause to process surprising or negative feedback, the more likely you are to learn from it.

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

Rushdie is a hostage.

I won't have a hard time being brutally honest. But I won't be mean. You don't have to be mean to be honest.

Great Art is collaborative but not democratic. It’s OK to be the boss

Yesterday morning Facebook was temporarily offline, leaving millions of workers unable to do anything except their jobs.

I think I'd want to have an affair with a Montgomery but marry a Taggert.

I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I didn't want to listen to my competitors for fear of nicking ideas off them.

One of the greatest abilities is to be able to take criticism