Perhaps the greatest test of love is the way we act in times of need.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Exuberance is beauty.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

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