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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.

Our stories are ladders that make it easier for us to touch the stars. So climb and grab them. Keep climbing. Grab them.

At the core, none of us were meant to be common. We were born to be comets, darting across space and time — leaving our mark as we crash into everything.

Education is no equalizer — rather, it is the sleep that precedes the American Dream. So wake up. Lift your voices until you've patched every hole in a child's broken sky.

Avoid a life plan. You cannot imagine what will be invented in the future. You cannot imagine the opportunities that will be presented. A life plan will limit your future. Instead, spend your time developing a life philosophy.

There is one measure of civilization and it comes down to how people treat each other. Kindness is the basic ingredient.

Home is not where you are from. Home is where you are needed.

Your conscience shouts, 'here's what you should do,' while your intuition whispers, 'here's what you could do.' Listen to that voice that tells you what you could do. Nothing will define your character more than that.

I hope you find that sense of mission. Don't turn away from what's painful. Examine it. Challenge it.

The only answer to more hate is more humanity. We gotta replace fear with curiosity.

You will be defined not just by what you achieve, but by how you survive.

Option A is not available. So let's just kick the shit out of option B.