“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.

Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.

We gain courage and wisdom from every instance in which we stop to look fear in the face

What you don’t do can be a destructive force.

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered.

In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.

There is nothing to fear except fear it’s self.

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

You can’t move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.

Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.

When it’s better for everyone, it’s better for everyone.

It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Let’s begin by taking a smallish nap or two.

If you really want peace on earth, create peace in your heart, in your being. That is the right place to begin with and then spread.

The world has plenty of room, riches, money and beauty. Let us begin by dividing it more fairly.

Begin to live as though your prayers are already answered.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.

Most people’s historical perspective begins with the day of their birth.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.