“When you do not understand the language being spoken, you have two options. You can struggle against the isolation, or you can give yourself up to it.”

“Exercising leadership is an expression of your aliveness... But when you cover yourself up, you risk losing something as well. In the struggle to save yourself, you can give up too many of those qualities that are the essence of being alive, like innocence, curiosity, and compassion.”

“You can't isolate yourself, because that's the worst thing you can do. There's no healing if there's no movement, and isolation is the same as standing still.”

“Never underestimate what you can accomplish when you believe in yourself. Never give up.”

“You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't you do the next best thing. You back up, but you don't give up.”

“If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.”