You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original.

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

I'm sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn't have time to write a short one.

Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.

All thinking men are atheists.

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

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain.

Freedom and independence form my character.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble

You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.