The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

When you enter those places of trust, or power, dream a little before you think.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

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

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.