“…people who are grieving have to want to move on--that first step, that motivating spark, has to come from within them. And when it does, it opens the door to the unexpected.”

“I have an open-door policy when it comes to blame.”

“There are no limits when you are surrounded by people who believe in you, or by people whose expectations are not set by the short-sighted attitudes of society, or by people who help to open doors of opportunity, not close them.”

“Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.”

“Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience. Computers simply cannot do that.”

“yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways and move them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism”

“People who come out of prison can build up the country.
Misfortune is a test of people's fidelity.
Those who protest at injustice are people of true merit.
When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out.”

“So many people enter and leave your life! Hundreds of thousands of people! You have to keep the door open so they can come in! But it also means you have to let them go!”

“Islam was like a mental cage. At first, when you open the door, the caged bird stays inside: it is frightened. It has internalized its imprisonment. It takes time for the bird to escape, even after someone has opened the doors to its cage.”

“Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.”