Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.

The honorary duty of a human being is to love.

Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are

Without defeats, how do you really know who the hell you are? If you never had to stand up to something - to get up, to be knocked down, and to get up again - life can walk over you wearing football cleats. But each time you do get up, you're bigger, taller, finer, more beautiful, more kind, more understanding, more loving. Each time you get up, you're more inclusive. More people can stand under your umbrella.

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.