Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Only the educated are free.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
You never know what motivates you.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
It's always too early to quit.
All I knew about Ethiopia was from a few records that I like, as well as what I read about the famine. But you get there and it's another world. It's filled with art and music and poetry and intellectuals and writers - all kinds of people.