One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind.

If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?

There's a lot I don't understand... but not understanding is better than not believing

A little bit of something beats a lot of nothing. Break the largest of difficult tasks into the smallest of steps and it can be done.

For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum

Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.

I want to work with a director who becomes my brother, my father, for two months. You give yourself over to that person.

I can't just tell the guys I want the ball, I have to do it with my body language.

You never know what will be expected of you, so you just go out and play.

Dance when the moon sings, and don't cry about troubles that haven't yet come. (Moon Called)

We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.