corporate America corrupted the watchdogs that were supposed to be guarding the public interest by feeding them under the table.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway.

We take better care of our smartphone than ourselves. We know when the battery is depleted and recharge it

There's no love more intense than the love we have for our kids - and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface.

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.

We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.

We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.

The first step toward changing the world is to change our vision of the world and of our place in it.

In life, the things that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right.

Conflicts need to be resolved at the earliest.

Beth: "You're ridiculous." Xavier: "I think you mean irresistible." Beth: "Yes, ridiculously irresistible.

In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are known by numbers, which also seem inadequate distinctions.

There are many kinds of movies in Hong Kong. Some are commercial and others are more artistic.

Did you do every single thing you could today, to be your best?

The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life

The best thing about fear is that it provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate courage.

Beauty is the vocation bestowed on the artist by the Creator in the gift of artistic talent.

Luck happens when preparedness and opportunity get together.

What can I but enumerate old themes?