“Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.”

“Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm.”

“No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.”

“People who have trouble questioning their own country often have trouble admitting fault in themselves, both of which come from insecurity and lack of humility.”

“Carly stopped at the base of the flags. One more foot forward and she would leave Alaska for the first time, and likely never see it again. She looked back over her shoulder for a long moment, and was hit by the fleeting temptation to turn around and coast back down the mountain to Skagway. But she turned to face forward, to face the future, full of unknown perils and uncertainties. It was a long and winding road to an unknown destination, a road that would take courage to face. And she found she had that courage, the same courage her history teacher had said drove the gold miners onward when there was just a narrow trail through these mountains.”

“Love is when you’d rather see someone one last time and die, than never see their face again.”

“You cannot change another person's mind or educate them; this they must do themselves.”