Be modest, be humble, be simple.Make sure you come in first so that you have something to be humble about.

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.

There's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America.

Chinese parents believe that their kids owe them everything.

I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.

I do play tennis, but I don't really like competition. I'm supposed to be so intense, but I hate competition.

Instilling a sense of self-discipline and focus when the kids are younger makes it so much easier by the time they get into high school.

My goal as a parent is to prepare you for the future, not to make you like me.

We all want to do the right thing for our children. We all don't know what that is and we all - you know, you won't know until the future.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

Speak not of peoples and laws andKingdoms, for the whole earth isMy birthplace and all humans areMy brothers.

Varieties of angels, like varieties of love, are many.

Writing is fifty years behind painting.

I do first draft in longhand, which saves a lot of rewriting. I try to get a certain amount done each day. Don't always, but I try. Then I clean up in the rewrites.

Follow your heart and chase your dreams until you catch them. Negative people who say you cant do something are only speaking for themselves

I found that photography was a great way of relaxing on the set.

If you're going to paint from photos, make sure you've painted for at least ten years.

You could power America with renewables from a technical and economic standpoint. The biggest obstacles are social and political - what you need is the will to do it.

Life isn't happening to you; life is responding to you.

I must go, not only to those who need me, but to those who need me most.