Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.

When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

We are all motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is, the more he is inspired by glory.

Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

Ideas come from everything

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

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.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

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

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

You shape your own destiny.

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

What does not destroy me, makes me strong.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire