I would tell my younger self, just be yourself — that who you are is good enough.

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.