An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in.

Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.

Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.

The only thing people regret is that they didn’t live boldly enough, that they didn’t invest enough heart, didn’t love enough.

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

The greatest reward of righteousness is peace of mind.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

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