Young people have, truly, the potential to change the world. Not when they get older - today.

I'll never be able to fill my father's or grandfather's shoes, but hopefully I can stand on their shoulders and reach farther.

I believe that the only true agents of change on a large scale, in this country or anywhere, are young people.

I've seen a lot of doom and gloom and depressing things, and it's [the] youth that give me hope.

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.

My father's plan was, we were going to grow up and travel the world.

I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are.

Fossil fuels and mining is a short-term gambit. If we develop those resources at the expense of the environmental gold mine that is the Great Barrier Reef, we will all lose in the long run.

When we teach a child patience we offer them the gift of a dignified life.

Don't be a slave to your limiting beliefs. It's your mind, so take control of it today. Stop following the beliefs that don’t help you. Create empowering beliefs that will serve you better.

When Iran starts to regulate USA nuclear facilities, it will be a step in the right direction for the safety and security of 300 million people.

My family didn't have money to travel, so reading was how I knew about the world. It made me hungry to have more experiences than just what I could possibly experience in Arkansas.

Kitty: I thought your ladyship was ill. I wanted to help you. Lady deWinter: I ill? Do you take me for a weak woman? When I am insulted I do not feel ill - I avenge myself. Do you hear?

I am an eternal optimist. Being happy is a choice. And you can make that choice every day, if you want to.

Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about me finishing high school and finishing college.

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.

Do you suppose she's a wildflower?

The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty.