“I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a woman that got up faster than I did. I learned that people fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.”

Friendship is such a powerful healer and source of support.

When I am around someone who is a joy stealer, I say to myself, I only have to deal with you for an hour. That person has to deal with thinking that way every moment of their lives.

I spent a good portion of my life being unable to honor my feelings. When I started the process of having real friendships it was a huge change. I still struggle with it because it is not familiar ground.

I was sexually abused by my step father for years and years, and that caused scars you can’t see. And we know many people have the kind of scars you can’t see.

So everyone has their moments and you kind of learn to respect people’s space when they’re not in a good mood.

There haven’t been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That’s not what science says. Science says grit comes from both nature and nurture.

I’m sure that I don’t know everything I want to know. I have so much more to learn.

You do not have to sleep with a comedian to learn what you’re doing. Male comedians will not like that advice, but it is the truth.

Be passionate and bold.

We’re learning things every decade we grow through, and ultimately, you do end up with a different way of looking at things.

He had learned long ago that, in general, the easier it was for anxious patients to reach him, the less likely they were to call. (107)

I’m kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I’ll just learn it to the absolute max.