To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.

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

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

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

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

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

You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.

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

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.