Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

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

I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

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

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

Some things are best mended by a break.

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