Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

Love... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.

When you enter those places of trust, or power, dream a little before you think.

Some things are best mended by a break.

Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you.