4. “When it is time for you to leave this school, leave your job, or even leave this earth, you make sure you have worked hard to make sure it mattered you were even here.”
5. “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.”
6. “Life’s impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It’s what shapes our time here. It’s what makes it so important than not a single moment be wasted.”
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9. “Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom.”
12. “The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is important. But finding peace is paramount. Knowing when to fight and when to seek peace is wisdom. Ubuntu was right.”
15. “And I spent a lot of time hurting people who loved me just so I could impress people who didn’t even care about me.”
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17. “Maybe the question isn’t “What do I want to do with my life?” but “Who do I want to be? What contribution do I want to make?” It’s not even all about altruism. It’s also about living the life that keeps you interested and engaged and passionate – and that leaves you feeling fulfilled. When.”
18. “I was taught to remember, but never question. Wes was taught to forget, and never ask why. We learned our lessons well and were showing them off to a tee. We sat there, just a few feet from each other, both silent, pondering an absence.”
19. “I realized then how difficult it is to separate the two. The expectations that others place on us help us form our expectations of ourselves.”
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21. “I learned that the way governors projected the numbers of beds they’d need for prison facilities was by examining the reading scores of third graders. Elected officials deduced that a strong percentage of kids reading below their grade level by third grade would be needing a secure place to stay when they got older.”
23. “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives, and it’s the rare person who can walk away from what feels like a sure thing.”
24. “Our adult lives begin with a first moment of stillness. We leave school and there’s no next grade to go to, no one to tell us how to spend our time – we are faced with an intimidating absence of inevitable next steps. Possibilities and choices suddenly abound. And for a lot of us it’s terrifying.”
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25. “Young boys are more likely to believe in themselves if they know that there’s someone, somewhere, who shares that belief. To carry the burden of belief alone is too much for most young shoulders.”
26. “I began at some point to understand the whole idea of accountability and responsibility and leadership, and I think that was something that really birthed something in me, where I knew I wanted to be part of a larger equation in our society.”
33. “Some critics will counter that poverty is a choice made by those that are lazy or who lack the desire to change their loves for the better. I agree that poverty is a choice. But that choice is not made by the people who live under its oppressive effects. Rather, the choice is ours. It’s the choice of government that represents our priorities and allocates our investments. Its a choice reinforced by the companies we patronize and the organizations we support.”
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34. “Just stand next to the white people. They’ll get off by Hundred and Tenth Street.” Justin broke down his strategy for securing a seat as we shoved ourselves onto the crowded Number 2 train heading uptown.”
35. “In the United States, we see these same faces, and our reflex is to pick up our pace and cross the street. And in this reflexive gesture, the dimensions of our tragedy are laid bare.”
36. “I just want to make sure that public service doesn’t have to be an occupation, but it needs to be a way of life.”
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37. “My father had been my Moses, bringing me to life. Then my grandfather became my Joshua, carrying me through my childhood and teen years into adulthood.”
38. “I sat back, allowing Wes’s words to sink in. Then I responded, “I guess it’s hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances.”
40. “I’m not a warmonger – like many who have worn the uniform, I am particularly averse to war. I’m also not someone who believes in empire building or imperialistic or paternalistic attitudes about the world outside of America. But our passion, influence, and responsibility as humans can never end at our borders.”
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41. “After my time working for the government as a soldier, I reacquainted myself with the possibilities of government as a force for good beyond its awesome capacity as a force in war and security.”
42. “Abdullah explained to me the man had not understood the significance of the image on the flag, so Abdullah told him it was a picture of Afghanistan – a picture of his country. At that, the man had shrugged and walked away. That’s when I started to understand that our goal of establishing loyalty to a national government was possibly in trouble.”
44. “Our society’s insistence on limiting help to those who “deserve it, ” as indicated by their status in the labor market, has a profound impact on the capacity of those living in deep poverty to escape... we also cannot defend the inhumane debate about who are the deserving versus the undeserving poor.”
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46. “One thing I began to realize in my travels was that everyone I met who was truly successful – whether in business, in philanthropic work, in human rights, in government, or in raising a family – shared one common trait: they were fanatically passionate about the work they did.”
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