There are neither winners nor losers; there are only stages that must be gone through. When the human heart understands this, it is free and able to accept difficult times without being deceived by moments of glory

Perhaps they needn't even believe - it was enough that they needed angels, and the angels would return gladly.

Only children believe they're capable of everything.

But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that "good enough" is very different from "best.

That is the Mongolian creation myth: out of two different natures love is born. In contradiction, love grows in strength. In confrontation and transformation, love is preserved.

We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop.

When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.