Lailah Gifty Akita Quotes

“I am so glad; I had the opportunity to study at University of Jena, the city of light.”

“Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.”

“A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others.”

“Worry adds no hours to a day, nor happiness to a smile, so it is not worth succumbing to, especially when it obscures the sight of potential.”

“The most precious etchings of caring can be traced not in the scope of its message, but in the integrity of its purpose.”

“There is no greater despair, than to tread with care upon ice that is already broken”

“True wisdom comes in understanding that sometimes, you are both the prison and the key.”

“Darkness is but a door, scary not because it opens, but out of fear that it will never close”

“True, lasting peace comes not through stamping out the ignorance of others, but through cultivating acceptance with ourselves.”

“When darkness falls, beauty is lit from within.”