We may never know in this life why we face what we do, but we can feel confident that we can grow from the experience.

We will each face times of difficulty, and the question is not when we will face them but how we will face them.

There's a book for everyone, even if they don't think there is. A book that reaches in and grabs your soul.

Maybe it's not just about finding the perfect friend, partner, or tribe, but finding the perfection in those you've already found.

Maybe I write because I’ve learned to show certain parts of my heart on the page that I still struggle to capture in speech.

At a certain point, your life is more about your legacy to your kids than anything else.

Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.

I wouldn't give a dime for all the possibilities of [motion pictures with sound]. The public will never accept it.

When the going gets tough, you have to lie.

I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.

One will observe that all things are arranged according to their degrees of beauty and excellence, and that the nearer they are to God, the more beautiful and better they are.

Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree.