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

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

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

Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

Failure is a greater teacher than success. Listen, learn, go on.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

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