Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts...

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the time.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.

People die from typewriters falling on their heads.