"My greatest victory has been to be able to live with myself, to accept my shortcomings. I'm a long way from the human being I'd liked to be, but I've decided I'm not so bad after all."

"Feel good about yourself. You have been blessed and you might not have even realized it."

"Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going to press on. We’ve got work to do."

"Don't just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table."

"Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings."

"I always like to look on the optimistic side of life."