The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor's degree earn on average $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.
It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.
A person's a person, no matter how small.
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
The whole universe is contained within a single human being – you.
Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we'd give blood.
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
After your death you will be what you were before your birth.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
All sins are attempts to fill voids.
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.