To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood.

There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.

At the heart of the cyclone tearing the sky is a place of central calm.

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.

Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; But a greater thing is to fight life through, and at the end, 'The dream is true!'

It is better to rust out than wear out.

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike.

Choices are the hinges of destiny.

We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.

The single right decision to take is to forget the past so that it does not mislead you at a later stage

Push away the past, that vessel in which all emotions curdle to regret.

When people talk about their great past they're usually trying to excuse the mediocre present.

Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.

Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.

In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.

The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor

Life has a much bigger plan for you. Happiness is part of that plan. Health is part of that plan. Stability is part of that plan. Constant struggle is not.

When I got 'Lost,' I was about to not be able to live, so it was a fall-to-the-knees, burst-into-tears, 'I'm saved by this great role' moment.

When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.