"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself."

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."

"Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart."

"Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge."

"Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me."

"Few are guilty, but all are responsible."

"When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people."

"Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy."

"The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living."