At the heart of the cyclone tearing the sky is a place of central calm.

The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood.

There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.

Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; But a greater thing is to fight life through, and at the end, 'The dream is true!'

It is better to rust out than wear out.

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike.

Choices are the hinges of destiny.

To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.

I'm a writer. I write checks. Mostly fiction.

I can't imagine dating someone famous. I try to stay away from that as much as I can.

I find still photographs make me quite self-conscious.

Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.

Without internet, there would have been no Jack Ma, and no Alibaba or Taobao.

What I love about New Hampshire and what we have in common is our extreme love of liberty...You're the state where the shot heard round the world in Lexington and Concord.

Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous.

The universe reveals its secrets to those that dare to follow their hearts.

Charlie, you’re one of the most gifted people I’ve ever known. And I don’t mean in terms of my other students. I mean in terms of anyone I’ve ever met.

I'm not entangled in shaping my work according to other people's views of how I should have done it.