In quietness the soul expands.

Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose.

You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

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

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

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.