“Failure isn't something to be embarassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.”

“We've got to simplify, pull back all these layers of supposed complexity , and get down to the essentials. If we want people to engage with government, we should use the same tools that are getting...”

“The jobs in the greatest demand in the future don't yet exist and will require workers to use technologies that have not yet been invented to solve problems that we don't yet even know are problems.”

“The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot t...”

“Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It's because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept ...”

“Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.”

“Strength? Safety, I said. And in that moment I realized that Id always equated the two in my head, but they werent the same thing. Sometimes people were strongest at their most vulnerable, dangerou...”

“When bridges seem to give way, we fall into Christ's safe arms, true bridge, and not into hopelessness. It is safe to trust! We can be too weak to go on because His strength is made perfect in utte...”

“Having low self-esteem and a shield of lard are not guarantees of safety. Having a warrior spirit, high self worth (most people are assaulted by someone they know, so if you think you're only worth...”

“Face it: as much as youd like to be, youre not perfect. Mistakes will be made in both your freelance career and life. Instead of fearing mistakes, remind yourself that theres plenty to learn from t...”

“A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp.”

“In this world, the mistake is in where one says he has objections. There should be no objection to anything.”

“Judging by the sounds of general panic, I want a gun like that.”

“You can get much further with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.”

“I shouted into the phone, but there was no reply. Silence floated up from the receiver like smoke from the mouth of a gun.”