Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

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