I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

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

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

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

All experience is great providing you live through it.

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

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

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

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