Everything is personal.

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated

It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.

The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

The strength of a man is less of the man and much more of who and what backs the man.

It is what you think it is that makes it so, and not necessarily what it really is.

If there is progress anywhere it is because there has been people who worked for it not just prayed for it.

Days of Dutch courage, just three French letters, and a German sense of humour.

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.

Life was so short; so many beautiful things slipped away.

As a kid, I felt really weird.

Impressionism means taking inspiration directly from nature, trusting your senses rather than what you think you know.

May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.

Race cars, no matter what size or shape they are, they do the same things. It is not complicated.