It is okay not to like someone, but it is never okay to try and degrade, humiliate, or dehumanize them.

Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.

The world you see outside of you will always be a reflection of what you have inside of you.

Before you speak to me about your religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people. Before you tell me how much you love your God, show me in how much you love all His children.

Don't let your inability to do everything undermine your determination to do something.

When happy, be kind. When angry, be kind. When hopeful, be kind. When discouraged, be kind. When ever, be kind.

No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, love over hate.

The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

Give the respect you want to receive; embody the grace you hope to encounter; and help others with no expectations whatsoever.

Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked.

What more could you ask for in life than to be given an impossible challenge?

Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.

Life isn't static, and sometimes, we don't realize the value of knowledge or even of people, until further down the track, when we're mature enough to truly understand.

The cynicism of utter solitude is a calvary relieved by insolence.

A house built on greed cannot long endure.

Friendship often ends in love but love in friendship - never.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

It's amazing how much distance one truth can create between two people.

Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.

Because celebrities' lives are so visible, I think it makes it look lighter than it is.

I am selfish, private and easily bored. Will this be a problem?