“Necessity and desperation birth resourcefulness.”

“You can actually herd cats. They can't be forced, of course. But if they sense something they want, if there enticed by something good, they'll follow, even in herds.”

“Moral action humble and honest is the tribute that power must at some point pay to reason.”

“Life-shaping institutions tend to start with an idea or revelation. They often become mostly about the preservation and expansion of authority, something they relinquish only with the greatest relu...”

“In this era of public survival through continuous storytelling, people want someone who might surprise them.”

“He was rebuilt, reconstituted by vengeance dressed up as high purpose.”

“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.”

“I knew right then that I wanted to be a part of something that meaningful. I wanted to have something I was so passionate about that I'd be willing to risk everything for it. I wanted to know that ...”

“Do it with passion or not at all.”