Home is supposed to be a place of security, the last resort of refuge.

Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.

It is easier for an ambitious friend to become an enemy than for an enemy to become a friend. It is even easier to make friends than you can find people to trust as friends.

A man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul,

True heroes and ideas never fall in the final sense of the word. They can only encounter temporary setbacks in their difficult journey to progress and success,

Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.

Lies and partial truths complicate life.

Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.

There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.

A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use their weapons, but not their rules.

Anyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

Be Strong, Have Faith and Always Smile .

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.

Christ is worth all, or he is worth nothing.

Brazil has its own fashion identity. Many very talented Brazilian designers show every season at Sao Paulo and Rio fashion weeks.

I always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being, too, so I may not be perfect."

Love is so complicated, that is why it is love.

I love my music so much, and I love what I'm doing so much that that has become my other half-rather than another person.

Do whatever you gotta do to chase your legacy every second of your life.