First of all, to be in love. The second way of being very happy is to be able to get the best out of yourself, whatever it is.

A plate of fettuccine ragù with my kids.

I’ve discovered that I have no happiness other than my dogs’. If they’re happy, I’m happy. That sounds like something my mother used to say about her children, which I always thought was slightly manipulative and way overstated. I was wrong.

It’s not our God-given right to be happy. So, if a man can laugh out loud once or twice a day, that would be happiness.

Humor and honesty. And, like me, they always think the unnecessary last drink is a great idea.

I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag and the promise it represents that I have chosen to demonstrate in this way. When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom — because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.

I am kneeling because I have to do something. Anything. We all do.

I wish I wasn’t so rash, but would I be me if I wasn’t?

Even more simply, you can ask yourself this question: "Do I truly care about equality for all people in this country?" If the answer is yes, then demand to be a better, more educated, more empathetic version of yourself. And demand the same of every single person you know.