He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

For when you look at the ceiling, or down at the floor, when the trouble's before you, you're begging for more.

She is a wild, tangled forest with temples and treasures concealed within.

If there’s one thing I have learned it’s that if you carry on as though nothing strange is happening, it usually stops being strange

Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all

We have to confront the reality of our world, and make the hard decisions about which way we want to move forward.

Read a lot when you're on vacation, but nothing that has to do with your business.

If you think success is about so many more things and is so much more arbitrary, then you can be much more open to the idea that you can be Ben Fountain and publish your great book at forty-nine.

Our selfishness will condemn us to the worst suffering that we ourselves have invented - loneliness.

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of fear as the person who regularly takes risks.

You can call it institutionalized racism or institutionalized inequality, but what I say is that any system that operates to maintain inequality is a corrupt system and must be addressed.