I have so often been mistaken that I no longer blush for it

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

He did not falter, as long as there was a path that led toward his goal.

Being a writer is a more difficult job than people imagine.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

When you're in the throes of this romantic love, it's overwhelming - you're out of control, you're irrational, you're going to the gym at 6 A.M. every day - Why? Because she's there.

You’ll never be good if you don’t know that you are.

My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself.

If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone.

When I looked at you, my life made sense. Even the bad things made sense. They were necessary to make you possible.

There's little comfort in the wise

I met Big Pun when I was a young boy. I think that he really gravitated to my innocence.