Courage is a value. My faith is the organizing principle in my life and what underpins my faith is courage and love, and so I have to be in the arena if I'm going to live in alignment with my values.

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.

Gratitude is a way of creativity.

The myth is strong, because the need is strong.

Nostalgia is a longing for your home.

It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

In my life as an architect, I found that the single thing which inhibits young professionals, new students most severely, is their acceptance of standards that are too low.

I think I did have fantasies about being an actor. In fact, I know I did.

Guess we're going north," Dev said slowly. "Everyone, follow Lassie.Timmy's in the well.

I am really close friends with Roger Federer and also with Benoit Paire.

The best thing is to find something you really love to do and enjoy that process for the rest of your life.