“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
“A snail could crawl the entire length of the Great Wall of China in 212 years, just slightly longer than the 200 years it will take for women to be equally represented in Parliament.”
“The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit.”
“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are just rearranging their prejudices.”
“No matter how educated or wealthy you are, if you don’t have peace of mind, you won’t be happy.”
“We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.”
“Caring about someone as much as you care about yourself, and the critical eye that comes with it, are two strands that cannot be separated. Both engender a passion that makes the mother-daughter relationship perilous—and precious.”
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”
“I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.”
