Seek first the virtues of the mind; and other things either will come, or will not be wanted.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.

If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.