Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

Use your fear... it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.

Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

As soon as we left the ground, I knew I had to fly.

No borders, just horizons - only freedom.

When a great adventure is offered, you don't refuse it.

Philanthropists should find innovations that release the energies of people. Individuals don't want to be taken care of --they need to be given a chance to fulfill their own potential. (142)

Most success oriented mindsets miss out on people becoming more valuable.

After four days of flight, she had found a hiding place...

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

I went to stage school with a neighbor to build confidence because I was quite shy.

Reader, I literally married him.

If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime.

Marriage is a linchpin in many womens lives, but many other things can create a satisfying life. I adore my career. It stretches every physical, emotional, and intellectual muscle I have.

All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do--remember that--and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.

Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood at all times, then don't do anything new.