Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home?so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person: The neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.

Women are like teabags. You dont know how strong they are until you put them in hot water.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.

If someone betrays you once, it?s their fault; if they betray you twice, it?s your fault.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.

No man is defeated without until he is defeated within.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

If you lose money you lose much,
If you lose friends you lose more,
If you lose faith you lose all.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.

Never be bored, and you will never be boring.

Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.