Mortality

We are all mortal. What divides us is the use we make of the time and opportunities we have.

We keep waiting until we run out of 'untils.' Then it is too late. Our plane has crashed and we haven't done anything about it. We have passed through life without truly exploring its possibilities.

The only things that are sure to endure are the artifacts of love. So go out and build as many as you can.

Never underestimate the power of other people's love and prayer. They have incredible power. It's as if I've been carried on the shoulders of an entire army. And they had made me weightless.

I just wanted him to keep staring at the bird, because we both know that it could fly away at any moment.

When someone close to you dies, it is not the big moments you remember, but small moments. If you can notice these moments, breathe them in, even for a second, on your way to the courtroom, or the office, then you have achieved success.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Feel life in all its pain and mystery. If you can't feel pain, you won't feel joy, either. There's plenty of time to be comatose, like for the rest of eternity.

The biggest mistake you can make is to be complacent and think that you have lots of extra time on your hands. You might, but you also might not.

We come in naked and broke. We may be dressed when we go out, but we're just as broke.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. For life is time, and time is all there is.