The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public — talent in privacy.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

When someone tells me “no,” it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

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

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

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

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