If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
Everything can be taken from a person but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.
When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.
Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.
I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
There comes a day when you realise turning the page is the best feeling in the world, because you realise there's so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on.
I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.