We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.
Every intention is a trigger for transformation.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Storms make trees take deeper roots.
Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
We're lost, but we're making good time
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
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.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
All thinking men are atheists.