The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

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

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

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

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

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

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.