We made gods of men and they leave us. Others make brutes of them and they fawn and are faithful.

I always believe if you’re stuck in a hole and maybe things aren’t going well you will come out stronger.

"You’ve shown me I have reasons I should love myself."

And I hope you will come back here to Harvard 30 years from now and reflect on what you have done with your talent and your energy. I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities…on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but their humanity.

我不需要大声才能被听到。

The darkest nights produce the brightest stars.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.