Philanthropic and religious bodies do not commonly make their executive officers out of saints.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

I feel that 'Thank you' is about the best prayer that anyone could say. A sincere prayer of Thanks expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

Yeah, I read history. But it doesn't make you nice. Hitler read history, too.

The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action.

You said I was your number-one pick." "And you are. In our hearts. Alphabetically, though, Dusk comes before you.

I always say I write because I have lots of questions, not because I have any answers.

I suppose I am a snob. I loathe towns. I loathe townspeople. They have small minds and giant backsides. Which is to say, what they lack in interiors they make up in posteriors.

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.

The real secret to a life of abundance is to stop spending your days searching for security and to start spending your time pursuing opportunity.

[T]he small is great, the great is small; all is in equilibrium in necessity.