It is not worthy of a human being to give up.

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

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

I felt it shelter to speak to you.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

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

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

It’s the artists who do the dreaming for society.