Every book is, in an intimate sense, a circular-letter to the friends of him who writes it.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

Do not measure success by today's harvest. Measure success by the seeds you plant today.

Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser.

Education ignites the lights in the darkness of life.

I think my mission is to be in business so I can create a positive impact that will uplift the others around me. (p. 78)

Like blood, money is a blessing that should be shared, but you must be a responsible giver.

Fear breeds a desire for simplicity. Good and evil. Right and wrong. Chains of command.

My grief sought out all parts of my body it hadn't yet inhabited, and I felt like I might collapse in on myself right there, at last, spectacularly

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

There are times when I feel like I'm a traveling minister. I'm trying to go out and get kids to pick-up yard sale instruments and change the world.

I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.

Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.