A normal life. Such a simple idea, but it's almost impossible for me to picture.

When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.

Never lose faith in yourself, and never lose hope; remember, even when this world throws its worst and then turns its back, there is still always hope.

That’s the worst way to miss somebody. When they’re right beside you and you miss them anyway.

Life is but a fine wine to be sipped and favored.

One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.

The key to change is letting go of the fear.

A wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better.

He who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it.

If you ever know a man who tries to drown his sorrows, kindly inform him his sorrows know how to swim.

A place is only as good as the people in it.

Your race is your diminishing life

Come, Leigh, come with me...

Only by knowing yourself can you live honestly and find your own path.

Breakthrough innovation occurs when we bring down boundaries and encourage disciplines to learn from each other

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be one's own self

As medical research continues and technology enables new breakthroughs, there will be a day when malaria and most all major deadly diseases are eradicated on Earth.

When people see me struggling on paper, I think it invites an almost collaborative relationship with the outside world, and that includes readers and other artists.

It is far better to borrow experience than to buy it.

An important attribute of success is to be yourself. Never hide what makes you, you.

Our new election system will spur on all institutions and organizations and will force them to improve their work.