For every dark night, there's a brighter day

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

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

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

They alone live, who live for others.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.