Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.

Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged.

The happy heart runs with the river, floats on the air, lifts to the music, soars with the eagle, hopes with the prayer.

And I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can't ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won't stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you'd be surprised that people say, "Can I be of help?"

When was the last time anyone ever told you how important you are?

I think that that's the wisest thing - to prevent illness before we try to cure something.

The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.