I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.

Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance.

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.

We — mankind — stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device — our consciousness of the crisis — as our unique contribution.

What do I aspire to be? Just an ordinary person who values living.

The sacred moment, cannot be substitute for either yesterday or tomorrow.

It's so much more friendly with two.

I wish transphobia, biphobia, homophobia didn't exist, and I wish that's what the show could just be, but sadly that's not the situation around the world.

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

You are always being prepared for something better or protected from something worse.

People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.

I can't prove that God doesn't exist, but I'd much rather live in a universe without one.

Of the many things we have done to democracy in the past, the worst has been the indignity of taking it for granted.

A country that has few museums is both materially poor and spiritually poor...Museums, like theaters and libraries, are a means to freedom.