Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Being successful doesn't mean anything in and of itself. It just means that you're successful.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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

There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments.

You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

All mistakes teach us something, so there are, in reality, no mistakes.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.