“Because life is a living, breathing work of art, you are a painting as you go. Be a masterpiece. Drink in life. Laugh too loud. Compliment others constantly.”

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”

“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.”

“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

“I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.”

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.”

“Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.”

“Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game.”

“Everybody likes to go their own way to choose their own time and manner of devotion. ”

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

“One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.”

“There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.”

“The soul gives unity to what it looks at with love.”

“Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true.”

“Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem, a response to one's own values in the person of another.”

“There is no teaching to compare with example.”

“Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”

“There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained by giving them to someone else.”

“One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”

“The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.”

“Set out each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for amazing things.”

“I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.”

“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”

“Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.”

“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.”

“Each day when I awake I know I have one more day to make a difference in someone's life.”

“Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy meets the world's greatest need.”

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”

“Let me not hurt, by any selfish deed, Or thoughtless word, the heart of foe or friend; Nor would I pass, unseeing, worthy need, Or sin by silence when I should defend... 'The world is better that I lived to-day.'”

“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”

“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.”