“Politics can be a battle of ideas, not insults. It can be about solutions. It can be about making a difference. It can be about always striving to do better. That’s what it can be and what it should be. This is the system our Founders envisioned. It’s messy. It’s complicated. It’s infuriating at times. And it’s a beautiful thing too.”

“We can always choose to perceive things differently. We can focus on what's wrong in our life, or we can focus on what's right.”

“In the great fulfillment we must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it and more anxious about what it can do for the nation.”

“There is always something about our feeling for beautiful things which can neither be described nor communicated, which is unshared and unshareable.”

“The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.”

“Don't worry about anything. Just do what you can and be the best you can be.”

“Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die.

True courage is about facing life without flinching. I don't mean the times when the right path is hard, but glorious at the end. I'm talking about enduring the boredom, the messiness, and the inconvenience of doing what is right.”

“To go for your dreams, you have to use action, thinking is not enough. Every day what am I studying about, that can help me, that can empower me to become better at what I do - become a greater version of myself. It's not about success or failure it's about enjoying what you do - have fun.”

“It's not Cowardly to make a choice about what you want your life to be. Choosing what's right for you, maybe that's the bravest thing you can do.”

“Things can turn out differently, Apollo. That's the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it's going to be.”