Courage

Our education is under attack — what do we do? Fight back.

Dreaming during turbulent times indeed takes courage, but an even greater valor is required once those dreams are fulfilled.

Do not let any obstacles — personal, political, or economic — impede you. And once you've fulfilled your dreams, know that that is when you're liable to confront the greatest challenges. But so, too, may you derive the privilege of service.

We should define the world by its opportunities rather than by its dangers.

Life is harsh and sometimes even ruthless. Only the tough survive. That is one strand of thinking. The other says: humankind is a species of designers, problem solvers, and seekers. We don't have to accept our follies and our missteps.

The answers are not that hard. They just sometimes appear like a stick when they are actually a snake, or appear like a snake when they're actually a stick.

You can count on yourself. Your self is your best ally. You know who you are, even when sometimes it becomes a little blurry. Just go deeper.

Be fearless, but make sure it's thoughtful and mindful fearlessness.

Be different, be smart, but most of all accept that heavy torch from me and my generation: be the future. Believe that within you is the ability to always make it a better place than this one.

Whatever blocks you encounter, you have learned that there is a way over, around or through them. It is not those obstacles that inhibit your progress but your confidence, and will to break the inertia of fear and doubt.

Whether or not you think you can, you are right.

If no one would give me a chance as a reporter, I should take a chance. If no one would give me an opportunity, I would have to make my own opportunity.