"People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams."

"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."

"The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself."

"A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life."

"Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do."

"What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity."

"Where compassion abides, fear and resentment lose their dominion. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Leadership is not a title, it is the realization that every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."