Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.
I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.
Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.
There's more to life than dating the boy on the football team.
Donβt ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
A mathematical formula for happiness:Reality divided by Expectations.There were two ways to be happy:improve your reality or lower your expectations.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
Never dull your shine for somebody else.
People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius β and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.
Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself.
The universe is big, its vast and complicated, and ridiculous. And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles. And that's the theory. Nine hundred years, never seen one yet, but this would do me.
Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you.
