Resist much. Obey little.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

For we walk by faith, not by sight

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.