But I don't think it's as dangerous, scary, or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and wondering, what if I would have shown up?

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.

Don't try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.

Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need. To talk about how you're feeling. To have the hard conversations.

What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.

Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy... When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes.

When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

A dreamory is a dream that’s a memory.

I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.

Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.

Would the Element be a car for people who like hip-hop, or for people waiting for a hip-op?

Our fears lie to us about how important they are.

When you deal with nonfiction you deal with human characters.

I'd like to give zero out capital gains tax and zero out the dividends tax, zero out alternative minimum tax, and zero out the death tax.

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?

I came out of the closet very young, and I had to cut my teeth pretty fast.

If you have an ego of any sort, this course [Augusta] will take it and shove it down your throat.