We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted

If quitting smoking seems hard right now, it is exactly what you should start doing

The world conspires to help those who are in love with the beauty of their dreams.

Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings and their motivation by reading great fiction than by personal acquaintance.

I never met Mahatma Gandhi, but, I think everyone felt they knew him even if they hadn't met him.

One of the first things we must get rid of is the idea that democracy is tantamount to capitalism.