I shall never be ashamed to quote a bad author if what he says is good.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

It is much more challenging to accept those who know a lot than those who know little.

You need to get out of your nest in order to fly.

I feel like I've lived numerous lives...and you can explore my incarnations through my works.

Romantic love is an addiction.

We have a planetary emergency. We have to find a way to create, in the generation of those alive today, a sense of generational mission.

What can I say about the First World War, a war in which I served as an infantryman, a war I hated at the start and to which I never warmed as it proceeded?

Belief cannot argue with unbelief, it can only preach to it.

Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive - just be ordinary.

Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world.

Football at it's best is a game of beauty and intelligence.