Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person that you always should have been.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

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

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

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.