Too many people don't do things for fear of falling. You'll never get good unless you fall. Experiences and new accomplishments are feelings we should never lose.

It's essential that a part of you not grow up. Childhood wonder gives us our spark and beauty.

An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.

I was 11 when I was molested. It was like a nuclear explosion going off in my life, destroying everything.

If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.'

We shouldn't have free speech.

People think that if [their abusive] parent apologizes, he'll turn into the person they needed him to be. He won't. An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.

So you start one person at a time. Change one person, you can change a village.

I made the connection between food and weight, but feeling good or bad was a separate issue.

I thought being vegan was going to be some really horrible way of life that had no flavor.

I had a major surgery, a major abdominal surgery, and a mass was removed from my pelvic area, and I do have some more recovery to do. But everything seems to be fine.

The page is to the story as the seed is to the flower.

As long as we take thought, we will continue to matter".

You can't control the past, but you can control where you go next.

I'm more focused at the plate- that's the key.

The only pressure I ever feel is the pressure I put on myself... I'm over it. Now I go out there and I enjoy what I do.

I'm always trying to pop up in different genres, what interests me. Sometimes I just like to throw myself into new situations to see what it feel like.

You can detach your attention from yourself and go anywhere. You can wander the universe. Big deal!

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

Demand perfection of yourself and you'll seldom attain it. Fear of making a mistake is the biggest single cause of making one. Relax - pursue excellence, not perfection.

Gansey could’ve had any and all of the friends that he wanted. Instead he had chosen the three of them, three guys who should’ve, for three different reasons, been friendless.