Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.

I would rather walk with a friend in the dark than walk alone in the light.

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

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.

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

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

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

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.

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