The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

To be left alone on the tightrope of youthful unknowing is to experience the excruciating beauty of full freedom and the threat of eternal indecision. Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity. It becomes easier to die and avoid conflict than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.

We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

Step off the road. Build yourself a brand new path.

I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.

Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.

Life sometimes gives you a second chance.