“I believe that one version of the good in life can be defined by the m...” — Atul Gawande Quote

“I believe that one version of the good in life can be defined by the moments I sometimes had playing tennis as a sixteen-year-old. You'd be out on the court and for an hour, two hours, sometimes an entire roasting hot day, and every single thing you hit would go in. Hit that ball as hard as you wanted, wherever you wanted, and it went in.”

“The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.”

“I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.”

“I think that what people want is for government to function... not through temper tantrums and saying we are not going to participate, we are not going to play ball.”

“Well, when I wasn't playing with a football I used to play with 'Star Wars' figures as a kid. Hanging out with Chewbacca and Luke Skywalker is how I passed the time when I wasn't kicking a ball around.”

“The ball is just whipped off you in the Premier League. You have to maintain focus.”