My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

The word courage - God I love that word. Words are so important to me.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle it is strengthened by use.

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit. The courage to root out and destroy the killers. And most importantly the courage to hold on to our values and protect our hard-won freedoms while doing it.

President Obama and our all-of-the-above energy strategy is the real deal. We are proud of the fact that we are importing less oil than at any time in modern history and it has been because of the president's vision and courage.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do and you get your courage back which is what's important.

The most important thing for me was to never ever ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking The people who need to know I'm gay know.

Traits like humility courage and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.