That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another’s. We see so much only as we possess.

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

People living deeply have no fear of death.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult.

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

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

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

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