Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

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

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

Art is about finding creativity in the gutter next to you.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

I felt it shelter to speak to you.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

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