Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

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.

You do get scrutinized in the digital age. You know they're zooming in on every pore, which you've got to forget about.

the most dangerous enemy is that which no one fears!

Seeming's enough for slaves of space and time - ours is the now and here of freedom. Come.

I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there, imperialism arrived and finished off the planet.

I live in a beautiful part of the world - western New Hampshire along the Baker River - and my family and I spend a lot of time outdoors.

I never had tons of friends on tour. I was quiet and went about my business.

I succeeded in simply attending at the birth of all my works.

Reforming the way the state works with businesses and providing incentives for employers will help preserve and create new jobs in Massachusetts.

People will respect you more if you are honest with them.

Being too early is indistinguishable from being wrong.