By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.

Once you label me you negate me.

Domination delegates the physical violence on which it rests to the dominated.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.

A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you.

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see.