Be confident, not certain

I found that almost everyone had something interesting to contribute to my education.

Men have to be reminded that women exist.

You can't move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it. That doesn't mean you do nothing, but it means that you do the things that need to be done according to priority.

What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.