Resilience

You can spend your life tripping on yourself. You can also spend your life tripping yourself up. Get out of your own way.

There will be times when knowing things won't matter as much as how scary the situation is. When that happens, you'll have to decide whether or not to get into the wheelbarrow.

Because my parents fled in time, I escaped Hitler. Because of America's generosity, I escaped Stalin. Because of the vision of the Truman-Marshall generation, I have been privileged to live my life in freedom. Millions have still never had that opportunity.

Idealism is not a paralyzing but a liberating force, and to strive for principles, even if the journey is never completed, is to tap a vast source of energy.

Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Don't give up when you still have something to give.

The only way sexism can truly harm you is if you get used to it. Don't ever get used to it.

Fantasizing, projecting yourself into a successful situation is the most powerful means there is of achieving personal goals.

At all costs try to avoid granting yourself the status of the victim. No matter how abominable your condition may be, try not to blame anything or anybody. The moment you place blame somewhere, you undermine your resolve to change anything.

When you get knocked down — which is plenty often — you get right up in a hurry, just as quickly as you can.

When you get knocked down — which is plenty often — you get right up in a hurry. Then you get your strength in the huddle. You get it by going back and running that play together with your teammates. That 'together' is the thing that gives you the buildup to get ready to go again.

We don't need to accept this state of affairs and all the other increasingly imposed limitations of our society without a fight.

Because you are human beings you are going to meet failure. You are going to meet disappointment, injustice, betrayal, and irreparable loss. You will find you're weak where you thought yourself strong.