What counts is not the things that happen, but what we do with them.

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

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing.

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

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

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

All experience is great providing you live through it.