"If you're not comfortable with public speaking - and nobody starts out comfortable; you have to learn how to be comfortable - practice. I cannot overstate the importance of practicing. Get some close friends or family members to help evaluate you, or somebody at work that you trust."

"When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you."

"Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed."

"Laughter is no enemy to learning."

"They say every storm has two purposes: Destroy what isn't solid... and reveal what is."

"The ability to feel pain without letting it destroy you or someone else is a superpower."