We have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together or we are going to learn to live together and if we are to live together we have to talk.

We can no longer oversimplify. We can no longer build lazy and false stereotypes: Americans are like this, Russians are like that, a Jew behaves in such a way, a Negro thinks in a different way. The lazy generalities - 'You know how women are ... Isn't that just like a man?' The world cannot be understood from a single point of view.

Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.

About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome.

Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying attention to you.

Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.

You achieve strength, braveness and confidence by each experience in which you really halt to search dread during the deal with