“Sometimes you make up your mind about something without knowing why, and your decision persists by the power of inertia. Every year it gets harder to change.”

“Every second of every minute of every hour of every day you are making decisions. These choices are about what will change, and how. You are doing nothing but changing. How you are changing is up to you. What you are evolving into is up to you.”

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”

“Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind.”

“But, listen, let's review the rules. Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the Decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put 'em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know — fiction.”

“…my advice to every student who is trying to make a decision for the years immediately after graduation: take the opportunity that in your mind is the most rewarding, that you are most passionate about and that you find most interesting and save the rest of your life for being risk averse. Whatever you want to do, this is the time to pursue it. Twenty years from now, your freedom to take risks will be limited.”

“Within your heart is where you find your true power, not in your mind - because the heart knows what the mind can only dream about.”

“If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them.”

“If you never change your mind, why have one?”

“Do you want to make a point or do you want to make a change? do you want to get something off your chest, or do you want to get something done?”