“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

The purpose of dialogue is to find common ground, to reach a shared understanding, and to learn from one another.

The important thing is not what one is born with, but what they do with the gift of life.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are.