“I think there is choice possible at any moment to us, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice.”

“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.”

“You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.”

“To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.”

“I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility.”

“Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.”

“What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.”

“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.”

“Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, Wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.”

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”

“Nothing happens unless first a dream.”

“Theres no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.”

“The deepest...dream is not the hunger for money or fame; it is the dream of settling down, in peace and freedom and cooperation.”

“Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.”

“Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with a part of another: People are friends in spots.”

“Even the wisest mind has something yet to learn.”

“It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness.”

“Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.”

“If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life, it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth.”

“Original love never appears in pure form, but in manifold veils and shapes, such as confidence, humility, reverence, serenity, as faithfulness and modesty, as gratefulness...”

“I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see. And pursuing that vision.”

“Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.”

“As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.”

“I'm through accepting limits 'cuz someone says they're so. Some things I cannot change, but 'til I try I'll never know. ~Lyrics from the song Defying Gravity, found in the musical Wicked”

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.”

“Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.”

“The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.”

“I will not be labeled as average.”

“How many of us have enough trust, strength, and faith to believe that we could do the impossible?”

“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.”

“Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer.”