They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure.

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

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

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

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

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.