Fate of empires depends on the education of youth

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

In the big scheme of things, it’s the little things that matter

Our minds are so cluttered with endless to-do lists that there's no room for us to experience the joy in being alive today.

I am more than my measurements. The cycle of body-shaming needs to end. I’m over it… My body is MY body. I’ll call the shots.

I myself got married at a very young age. It has always intrigued me because marriage is very synthetic in an otherwise natural world.

The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can.

While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it.

Learning research tells us that the time lag from experiment to feedback is critical.

After 14 years, it better be a real marriage, you know? We do have a great time together. We are really lucky.

I wasn't making it with the violin because I was playing all of the 'long hair' stuff.

I am showing my pupils details of an immense landscape which they cannot possibly know their way around.