"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure."
— Helen Keller
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."
— Helen Keller
"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."
— Helen Keller
"Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therin to be content."
— Helen Keller
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
— Helen Keller
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."
— Helen Keller
"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light."
— Helen Keller
"It’s not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it."
— John Wooden
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
— Plato
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it."
— Helen Keller
