I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Freedom and independence form my character.
You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.
Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.
Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
You have to make the rules, not follow them.
If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.
If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.
They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity.
In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.
It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.
To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.
If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man grow to greater dignity as a human being-we can do it.
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.
You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.
Human dignity consists in the role we must play in our own perfection. Taking a role in our own self-completion is the highest expression of our creativity.