The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

Don’t confuse the two: Intelligence is knowing how to make decisions. Wisdom is knowing which of those decisions you can build your life upon.

If you truly want to come up, you must first learn to hold it down!

Safety, stability--it's an illusion. It's a false god, Simon. It's like clinging to a sinking raft instead of learning to swim.

Its not how strong you are, its how firm your footing is.

The risk it takes to remain tight inside the bud is more painful than the risk it takes to blossom.