I will write on the pages of history what I want them to say. I will be myself. I will speak my own name.

Every day I awaken I am grateful. My intent is to be totally present in that day. And laugh as much as possible.

Because of technological breakthroughs, the society will need fewer and fewer unskilled laborers.

The nice thing about HOPE is that you can give it to someone else, someone who needs it even more than you do, and you will find you have not given yours away at all.

The honorary duty of a human being is to love.

The public library building, in my view, is just a little lower than the church, the cathedral, the temple, the synagogue and the mosque. Within those walls and along those stacks, I have found security and assurance.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.