You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows up.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

Never make a decision until you have to.

He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.