Jimmy Breslin

"Fear is the thing that keeps you from writing the story that needs to be written."

"Power belongs to those willing to speak for those who have no voice."

"Dreams without work are just fantasies. Work without dreams is just drudgery."

"The greatest adventures are found in the places you didn't plan to go."

"Time is the one thing you can't negotiate with or buy your way out of."

"Imagination is the capacity to see what isn't there yet and make it real."

"History is happening right now in front of you if you know how to look."

"A life well-lived is one where you've made other people's lives better."

"The mark of a good writer is that they make you care about people you've never met."

"Gratitude is the antidote to cynicism and despair."

"Creativity is what happens when you refuse to accept the world as given."

"The best stories are found where power and powerlessness collide."

"Peace comes from understanding, not from silence."

"Nature teaches you that everything changes and nothing lasts forever."

"Music is the language that doesn't need translation."

"Faith isn't about certainty. It's about choosing to believe anyway."

"Leadership is taking responsibility for things that aren't your fault."

"Health is something you build day by day, not something you can buy."

"Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around."

"War teaches you that people are capable of both the worst and the best."

"Solitude is where you find out who you really are when no one's watching."

"The best humor comes from telling the truth in a way people aren't expecting."

"Death teaches you to stop wasting time on things that don't matter."

"Success is meaningless if you haven't brought anyone along with you."

"Love is the only thing that makes suffering bearable."

"Happiness is found in the moments you stop looking for it."

"The most important thing in life is to show up and do the work, day after day, without complaint."

"A good newspaper is a nation talking to itself."

"You can't write about life if you're not willing to live it."

"The streets teach you more than any classroom ever could."