Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.

When a person realizes he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, "Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me."

The city is a living organism, constantly evolving and changing.

The best ideas often come from the most unexpected places.