Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret nor observes a promise.

For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.

We need never be ashamed of our tears.

Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

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

In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

No leader can be too far ahead of his followers.

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

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

Never tell all you know-not even to the person you know best.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Only in the darkness, you are able to see the stars.

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. No man is free who cannot command himself.

I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school.

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.