Learn how to let go and say a good good-bye.

The one thing I would tell everyone - myself included - would be to just chill out. Life, by design, provides us with plenty of drama without us having to augment it and invent more. Just chill.

That same intense, overpowering, and all-encompassing love that you feel for your family can also be utterly terrifying.

Be bold. Be kind. Be brave.

Accept the gift and honor the giver.

Love is real. In every single moment, there are only two choices: love or fear. I can tell you from experience that love is exponentially more powerful. And a hell of a lot more fun.

Always look for common ground, but don't ever be afraid to choose sides.

Figure out what you believe in and what you're willing to fight for, then figure out what your special talents are and apply them to it.

Create the world you want to see.

Reading and gardening are really big for me, along with music and exercise. If I go more than a day or two without a run or a bike ride or something, I start to get kind of itchy and antsy.

One of the gifts of parenthood is that it forces you to be a bit more conscious about it, if only because you quickly realize that those kids are learning from your every action.

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.

The only way to find out if you're immortal is to make it to the end of time and look around to see if you're still alive. Until you've done that, all you know is that you haven't died yet.

May your life be filled with more gratitude.

All good Heroes are scared, if they know the evil they face.

So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at a young age because I was intrigued.

Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.

The ... challenge of Christmas is this: justice is what happens when all receive a fair share of God's world and only such distributive justice can establish peace on earth.

Dance is about never-ending aspiration.

Live by the harmless untruths that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy.

Beware of the inclination to dictate to God what consequences you would allow as a condition of your obedience to Him.