A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Genius is sorrow's child.

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.

There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents.

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene.'

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.