And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.

In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

Procrastination is a sign of a perfectionist.

I am a recovering alcoholic.

If we had a terrorist attack, the way the people respond is going to determine whether that attack is just a tragedy or whether that attack becomes an all-out disaster.

For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper-middle-class and wealthy families.

In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.

Facts are, insurance ratings are really dependent on the notion that some people are higher risk than others.

My mother is still battling alcoholism.

Time machines, magic portals, transporters, worm holes, flying carpets, relocation charms—such things do exist. They're called books.

Dance allows confidence to grow and inhibitions to fall away, and I pride myself on building people's confidence.

I was thrilled when a designer shop assistant said I was a size smaller than Madonna!

What is the chief end of giving? To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

Pouring out ideas is better for creativity than doling them out by the teaspoon.

As the flint contains the spark, unknown to itself, which the steel alone can awaken to life, so adversity often reveals to us hidden gems, which prosperity or negligence would forever have hidden.

I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny.

This is personal, she'd said. Real. This moment was too, even if you couldn't see it at first glance. It was fake on the outside, but so true within. You only had to look, really look to tell.

Everyone will think it's stupid!" "Everyone says it's impossible." Guess what? Everyone works in the balloon factory and everyone is wrong.

I quite like mistakes. I think they're human.