The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

From our first babblings to our last word, we make but one statement, and that is our life.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.