The man of faith, of energy, of warmth… steps in and does something.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

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

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention… To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.