Politics

The world is more interconnected than ever before, and it's becoming more connected every day. Building walls won't change that.

Greatness isn't about bragging. It's about doing. It's about never being satisfied. It's about testing the limits of what we can achieve together.

Don't be so focused in your plans that you are unwilling to consider the unexpected. The most exciting parts of your life aren't even on your radar screen.

You have to be willing to fight for what you believe in. Washington is full of people who say no, and who are saying it in nastier and nastier ways. But knowing who you are will help you when it's time to fight.

You took a half-swing on this. Take a full swing.

Cynicism is easy. Anyone can do it. Change is hard. That takes us.

Whereas children here had ghosts and the boogeyman, our equivalents were our governments.

One of the greatest threats we face is, simply put, bullshit. We are drowning in it. We are drowning in partisan rhetoric that is just true enough not to be a lie; in industry-sponsored research; in social media's imitation of human connection.

I'd rather be wrong and cringe than right and regret not speaking up.

Decisions are made by those who show up.

Hopes, dreams, and aspirations are evenly distributed throughout the entire world. But what is not is justice, opportunity, and working systems.

Fear is cheap. Fear is easy. Fear gets attention. Fear is spread as fast as gossip and is just as glamorous, juicy, and profitable. Fear twists facts into fictions that become indistinguishable from ignorance.