He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.

Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

Find out who you are. And do it on purpose.

You can't live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Sovereignty is not given, it is taken.

We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

Fantasy is an exercise bicycle for the mind. It might not take you anywhere, but it tones up the muscles that can. Of course, I could be wrong.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.

I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

Duty does not require any person to submit to the destruction of his personal ambitions and the right to live his own life in his own way.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

It always seems impossible until it's done.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.