Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space. Every one of us is a part of that jewel. A facet of that jewel. And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal.

We can never enter upon the path to virtue unless we have hope as our guide and companion.

Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond, that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.