Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.

It's not the violence of the few that scares me, it's the silence of the many

So what if the airin Paris smells of romance?My shirt smells of you.

let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences

Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.

My work has changed my life. My work has saved my life. My life has changed my work.

I think having eight kids evens things out a bit. You learn about the world; you learn about the world; you learn you've got to get along. We're all - if anything - very adjustable.

A wise person is full of questions. A dull person is full of answers.

I would say that by virtue of transforming politics, [Dalai Lama] is in fact easily underestimated.

Gotta get up and try.

Truly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t actually driven to lead people; they are driven to serve them.

He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most explicit and direct manner.