“This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God.”

“When life puts you in touchy situations, don’t say “Why Me?” Just say “Try Me.””

“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.”

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer”

“You never fail until you stop trying.”

“Sometimes which choice you make is not as important as making a choice and committing to it.”

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”

“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.”

“I think sometimes in life, the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen...”

“You are what you believe yourself to be.”

“The only way to truly understand the world is to deeply engage with it”

“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.”

“Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.”