Ignorance, poverty, and greed must disappear so that light can prevail in all places.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

Gratitude is a way of contentment.

The defenders of decent society and the disciples of degeneracy are often the same people.

There's opportunity upon opportunity to be grateful; that's what life is.

There's a world of difference between insisting on someone's doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.

People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible.

A moment of eloquence enthralls us. An hour's worth leaves us stupefied.

[Answering the question 'If you had caused the end of the world, what would you do?'] I would try to fix it. I would go to bed on time and brush my teeth.

If we do not find happiness in the present moment, in what shall we find it?

I always try to be true to who I am and just be myself.

Experiencing flow helps a person remember that they are unique. ... Just like everyone else.