Any story worth telling has been embellished a little bit, Skyco, but the best stories are born from an honest seed that simply grows a little in the retelling of it.

Next to the day when I was almost shot by that arrow, the worst day of my life was when I was almost eaten.

Attending to your own words and ideas as well as those of others is an admirable trait in any person, but a necessity in a leader.

I wish I had been more interested or learned sooner, but I didn’t, and now I must face the consequences.

It seems to me we have been in a rhetorical arms race in this country, with each side unwilling to lay down its weapons for fear - usually justified - the other side would beat them to a pulp.

Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.

Still shaking, in the pew, I understood that it isn't the dead we cry for. We cry for ourselves, and I didn't deserve my own pity.

I think every single American believes they have a right to clean air and clean water.

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.

But who wants an easy life ? It's boring !

It's my first love what I dreaming of when I go to bed, when I lay my head upon my pillow.

It's no sin to make a critical study of Brazil's reality. A small percentage own land. Most people don't.

Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage.

You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.