In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share.

You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Keep exploring. Keep dreaming. Keep asking why. Don’t settle for what you already know. Never stop believing in the power of your ideas, your imagination, your hard work to change the world.

When ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk.

Just because we have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail.

Change is never easy, but always possible.

Don’t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts don’t matter or that your voice doesn’t count. Don’t ever believe that you can’t make a difference. You have.

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.

Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.

If somebody is different from you, that's not something you criticize, that's something that you appreciate.

Moment of pleasures helps to renew strength and reposition man to creative point

Chance gives a smile to the one who is ready to take it

I wanted to give the house back to the parents.

every failure is also a victory.

In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.

At the end of your days, be leaning forwards, not falling backwards.

My process is thinking, thinking and thinking - thinking about my stories for a long time.

If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it.

Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.

What if we just acted like everything was easy?