I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen, heard, understood and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and touch another person. When this is done, I feel contact has been made.

It is necessary to grow accustomed to freedom before one may walk in it sure-footedly.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.

For a breath of ecstasy give all you have been, or could be.

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold.

Doorways are sacred to women for we are the doorways of life and we must choose what comes in and what goes out.

Study the rules so that you won't beat yourself by not knowing something.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.

Taste has no system and no proofs.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists -- with it all things are possible.

Aging is not "lost youth" but a new stage of opportunity and strength.

The more articulate one is, the more dangerous words become.

Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind -- even if your voice shakes.

Take your work seriously, but never yourself.