"When you look for a man- what you want to look for is a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror."

"Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

"The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood."

"The tears of the world are a constant quantity. For each one who begins to weep somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh."

"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there."

"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless."

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

"The Reality of The Other Person Lies Not In What He Reveals To You, But What He Cannot Reveal To You.Therefore, If You Would Understand Him, Listen Not To What He Says, But Rather To What He Does Not Say."

"See, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it"

"Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail..."

"Heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners."

"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."

"Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always"

"No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, and tossed into the seas; this new book is newly opened, has just begun! Look, it is the first page! And it is a beautiful one!"

"Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own."

"Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher."

"You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible."

"I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me."

"Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight."

"People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive."

"When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific."

"There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies."