I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

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

Learning never exhausts the mind.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

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

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

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.