There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others. -Michel de Montaigne

Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves. -Robert Neelly Bellah

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. -Eleanor Roosevelt

Activism is the rent I pay for living on the planet. -Alice Walker

People’s memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. -Haruki Murakami

Everyone has a belief system, B.S., the trick is to learn not to take anyone’s B.S. too seriously, especially your own. -Robert Anton Wilson

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists, who are dedicated to justice, peace, and brotherhood. The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific, and religious freedom have always been nonconformists. In any cause that concerns the progress of mankind, put your faith in the nonconformist! -Martin Luther King, Jr.

One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion. -Simone de Beauvoir

Through others, we become ourselves. -Lev Vygotsky

There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be, because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring. -Evelyn Beatrice Hall