I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.

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

In quietness the soul expands.

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 best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

Find the thing you do well and do it again and again for the rest of your life.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.