“The trouble is when a number- your age- becomes your identity, you’ve given away your power to choose your future.”

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”

“The only good thing about getting older is you get smart enough to avoid unnecessary problems. You know what’s worth spending time on and what’s not.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.”

“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.”