You can maintain power over people, as long as you give them something. Rob a man of everything, and that man will no longer be in your power.

Travel far enough, you meet yourself.

Truth is singular. Its 'versions' are mistruths.

...now I'm a spent firework; but at least I've been a firework.

If swans weren't real myths'd make up.

Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.

I believe death is only a door. One closes, and another opens. If I were to imagine heaven, I would imagine a door opening. And he would be waiting for me there.

Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.

A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there.

Adversity could be an advantage in the future. To be a success, take the advantage of adversity whenever possible.

The world of most men is given to them by their culture..

Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.

In many ways, Mitt Romney and I are very different. Different starts in life. Different paths to leadership. Different cultures.

By going and coming, a bird weaves its nest.

I cannot shut you out the way I shut the others out, so maybe I can destroy you. Must destroy you?

Never apologize for your success because you worked hard for it.

I used to pull rank and wait until the wind was blowing out.

I had big shoes to fill, but the way we have been playing has made the transition easy.

When someone says to us, as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests, "Darling, I care about your suffering," a deep healing begins.