I'm no reformer; for I see more lightThan darkness in the world; mine eyes are quickTo catch the first dim radiance of the dawn,And slow to note the cloud that threatens storm.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

Divine the Powers that on this trio wait. Supreme their conquest, over Time and Fate. Love, Work, and Faith - these three alone are great.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

A weed is but an unloved flower.

There is nothing we cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome.

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

To find your own way in life, start going with all of your heart to find the beauty of life.

It's not courage so much as stubbornness, " Alice said frankly. Her lips curled back from her teeth in a grim smile. "I don't like to lose.

If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.

Stories aren’t about things. Stories are things.

Where we have good, testable explanations, they then have to be tested, and we drop the ones that fail the tests.

I never wanted anyone to think that I would use my family name to get me anywhere.

Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air.

But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask; why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?

Mr. President I am here to tell you we are not buying what you are selling in 2012.

I'm not the kind of person who digs through things other people have thrown away.