Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

Don't surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn't true anymore.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

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

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

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

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

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