“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

“Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.”

“To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.”

“People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.”

“A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles.”