A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
I am the captain of my soul.
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
Appearances matter – and remember to smile.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Courage is not the absence of fear – it’s inspiring others to move beyond it.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
Nothing is black or white.