In war you see your own troubles; those of the enemy you cannot see. You must show confidence.

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.

when you do more than you learn, you leave a distinctive notable footprints on earth

I'm too old to recover, too narrow to forgive myself.

The whole universe is in darkness, but we remain lit. We're a tiny bird tied to a branch in the dark forest, with a spotlight trained on on us.

according to the psychologist irving Janis, is that our sense of belonging (which makes us feel safe) blinds us to dangers and encourages greater risk-taking.

I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff.

You don't get what you want from investing, you get what you deserve.

You might get nothing out of it at all except a beautiful, long life where all you did was follow your gorgeous curiosity. And that should be enough too.

I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.

[John] Cassavetes, "Killing of a Chinese Booker", "Opening Night" are my favourites.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.