"I've had a good life. Enough happiness, enough success."

"With a houseful of kids you give each other strength."

"You can die of the cure before you die of the illness."

"I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love."

"The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle."

"Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces."

"A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself."

"We need a better way to talk about eating animals, a way that doesn't ignore or even just shruggingly accept things like habits, cravings, family and history but rather incorporates them into the conversation. The more they are allowed in, the more able we will be to follow our best instincts."