Only children believe they're capable of everything. They're trusting and fearless; they believe in their own power and get exactly what they want. When children grow up, they start to realize that they're not as powerful as they thought and that they need other people in order survive. Then the child begins to love and to hope his love will be requited; and as life goes on, he develops an ever-greater need to be loved in return, even if that means having to give up his power. We all end up where we are now: Grown-ups doing everything we can to be accepted and loved.

Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.

The world we live in will be either better or worse depending on whether we become better or worse.

He knows that there are occasional pauses in the struggle.

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.

It is the imperfect that astonishes and attracts us.

Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of the seed that you lovingly planted.