Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.

Hold your head and your standards high even as people or circumstances try to pull you down.

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.

We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be.

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