The shudder of awe is humanity's highest faculty, Even though this world is forever altering its values.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.

Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to rediscover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me (often without my knowing it).

I don't know how long I'll be competing but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing until I'm old.

Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well.

Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.

I have superpowers when I have a glass of wine.

Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.

A team is a fist-not five fingers.

The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions.

A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.