We all live in a small unique world, that's why we need at least one sole common language.
When you have done your best for a flower, and it fails, you have some reason to be aggrieved.
To be agreeable, all that is necessary is to take an interest in other persons and in other things, to recognize that other people as a rule are much like one's self, and thankfully to admit that diversity is a glorious feature of life.
No man can be satisfied with his attainment, although he may be satisfied with his circumstances.
The wisest man I have ever known once said to me: 'Nine out of every ten people improve on acquaintance,' and I have found his words true.
The man who fails because he aims astray or because he does not aim at all is to be found everywhere.
We would rather be in the company of somebody we like than in the company of the most superior being of our acquaintance.
In recent years we have seen a great deal of bravery and self-sacrifice, but civil courage hardly anywhere, even among ourselves.
One of the patients that really stands out for me was a middle-aged woman who actually had HIV in the early days, and helping her kind of come to terms with that. She had rather late-stage illness, but just helping her, sort of cope with the challenges of the disease and the infections and all that, but also her social issues, like, coming out to her family about the illness, and a very religious family.
You know what? You didn't do anything wrong. I did. It's this dumb thing I do. I look into things and see more than I'm supposed to.
I met Elijah Wood once, I met Peter Jackson, I met Orlando Bloom, and they're all really cool.