"A man must despise himself before others will." -Chinese Proverb

"The words 'I am...' are potent words; be careful what you hitch them to.  The things you're claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you." -A.L. Kitselman

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." -George Bernard Shaw

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there." -Lewis Carroll

"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." -Isaac Asimov

"The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else.  The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self." -Whitney Young

"Her kiss was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering." -Nicole Krauss, The History of Love