It's every teacher's job to be rigorous about constantly being open to new ideas and innovation.

A lesson learned, both in the SEAL teams and as an entrepreneur, is that failure is sometimes a critical component of success.

Maybe if I forgot things once in a while, we'd all be a little bit happier.

My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.

Even at the end of a presidential election campaign, we have no way to know what Mitt Romney really believes.

I paint flowers so they will not die.

Fears of sinning let in thoughts of sin.

My mother likes what I cook, but doesn't think it's French. My wife is Puerto Rican and Cuban, so I eat rice and beans. We have a place in Mexico, but people think I'm the quintessential French chef.

Once the subconscious mind accepts an idea, it begins to execute it.

Politics is the art of making civilization work.

Interestingly, the oil companies know very well that in less than 30 years they will not only be charging very high prices, but that they will be uncompetitive with renewables.

Incuriosity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.