Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

It's always too early to quit.

Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.

Life is 10 percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.