All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

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

How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?

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

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

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

Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.

I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.

There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

I am the captain of my soul.