Somehow we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Happiness is not a goal it is a byproduct.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It's a good thing most people bleed on the inside or this would be a gory, blood-smeared earth.

We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco.

A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is also ignorant of his own language.

The first novel that I wrote was because I was having very interesting sorts of experiences, for Indians of my generation.

The mind can make substance, and people planets of its own with beings brighter than have been, and give a breath to forms which can outlive all flesh.

You lose a lot of time, hating people.

Let me tell you, the heart of my tax proposal: I will not raise taxes on the American people. I will not raise taxes on middle-income Americans.

If God be my friend, I cannot be wretched.

To be on the wire is life. The rest is waiting.

Your heart matters most, so be gentler and more patient with yourself, and their hearts matter most, too, so be kinder and more compassionate to others.