History is written by winners, so most history books are about people who win.

The circumstances of your life have uniquely qualified you to make a contribution. And if you don't make that contribution, nobody else can make it.

We do ourselves and others a disservice when we make old age something to be feared. Life is not a resource to be used up, so that the older we get, the less life we have left. Life is the accumulation of wisdom, love and experience of people encountered and obstacles overcome. The longer we live, the more life we possess.

Integrity means being whole, unbroken, undivided. It describes a person who has united the different parts of his or her personality, so there is no longer a split in the soul ... For the person of integrity, life may not be easy but it is simple: Figure out what is right and do it. All other considerations come in second.

One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.

Good people will do good things, lots of them, because they are good people. They will do bad things because they are human.

You don't become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something.