I'm glad I haven't lived in vain.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Wisdom may teach you that all places are one, but love shows you how to get there.

My dad was my best friend and greatest role model. He was an amazing dad, coach, mentor, soldier, husband and friend.

If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust.

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.

A bike ride. Yes, that's it! A simple bike ride. It's what I love to do and most days I can't believe they pay me to do it. A day is not the same without it.

I love what I call "re-imagining," where I throw everything up in the air and let it fall in a different way. It's not the most efficient way to write a book, but it's how I find the story.

That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating.

And I’m yours,” I tell him. “Forever and always and then some.