Heaven rewards the pious; those who cherish the gods Themselves are cherished.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Death is not our destiny. Longing for true love is our true destiny. That is where we will find the ultimate meaning of life.

Time and again, I've met or read about people who succeeded against all kinds of odds because they had passion. You're passion away to win!

A dreamer rises above their inherent fearfulness that they will always produce inferior work and grants oneself a license to put forth their best effort.

Most people sell stock to pay taxes, but I didn't want to sell any stock.

It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to be noticed until your third or fourth book.

What I reach for first when I play is sound. Technique maybe, but there is technique in sound.

Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards

Success is your duty, obligation and responsibility

Trust your first instinct.

Now let us play hide and seek. Should you hide in my heart it would not be difficult to find you. But should you hide behind your own shell, then it would be useless for anyone to seek you.