In his own way each man must struggle, lest the moral law become a far-off abstraction utterly separated from his active life.

People are not naturally either friends or enemies: friendship and enmity arise from circumstances.

You have to have a habitual vision of greatness – you have to believe in fact that you will refuse to settle for mediocrity. You won't confuse your financial security with your personal integrity, you won't confuse your success with your greatness or your prosperity with your magnanimity – believe in fact that living is connected to giving.

Anybody who gives away money is mostly looking at things where they think they can make a difference. I'm trying to help people who helped me, educational institutions that helped me with scholarships, or organizations that were very useful to me in growing up.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.