It is a simple tale, but its message is an enduring one: virtue and generosity will be rewarded in ways that one cannot know.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

I never lose. Either I win or learn.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

They both fell silent. For a while the only sound they could hear was the noise of books resting on shelves, which wasn’t really enough of a sound to distract them from the awkwardness of the moment.

Prayers should be for preventing war, not fighting it.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

I find it easier to write in these little vignettes; if I try to get any more heavy, I find myself out of my league.

I think I know what is bothering the students. I think that what we are up against is a generation that is by no means sure that it has a future.

There is always one true inner voice. Trust it.

Don't complain. The Israelites wasted forty years murmuring and complaining in the wilderness, when they could have just obeyed God and entered into their Promised Land.

Tragedy--to fall in love with a face, and marry the whole woman.

Paranoia can be a sign of a sanity in some circumstances, in some places and times.

Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.