I think backwards. "This was beautiful." Instead of forward.

Life is beautiful. You have to be thankful that we are living. Wherever you look is beauty. I know about the bad things, but I look for the good things.

It depends on me whether life is good or not. Not on life, on me.

And life is beautiful, love is beautiful, nature and music are beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love.

Music saved my life and music saves me still...

Hatred eats the soul of the hater, not the hated.

Music was our way of remembering our inner selves, our values.

I have lived through many wars and have lost everything many times Yet, life is beautiful, and I have so much to learn and enjoy. I have no space nor time for pessimism and hate.

The worst thing in life is boredom. When people don't know what to do with themselves, they are very, very poor.

I felt that this is the only thing which helps me to have hope... a sort of religion, actually. Music is God.

When you are optimistic, when you are not complaining, when you look at the good side of your life, everybody loves you.

Always put people first, for without them, there is no organization

I am not a teacher, but I am a friend who likes to kindle your heart and awaken your mind.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

Every problem has one immediate cause, many remote causes, long term and short term effects

Don’t remove the ladder once you done with it. Leave it for others to climb too

Rudeness, I think, is the worst.

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains

I think that sports, particularly football, gave me an opportunity to be out front, to be a leader, which helped me later on, when I got into politics.

Christianity isn't all that complicated ... it's Jesus.

I never defeated a healthy opponent.