Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
It's so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.
That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.