Skepticism, riddling the faith of yesterday, prepared the way for the faith of tomorrow.

There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.

Most men are essentially dead by thirty.

Be reverent before the dawning day. Do not think of what will be in a year, or in ten years. Think of to-day.

If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.

No one ever reads a book. He reads himself through books.

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails.

One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.

A hero is a man who does what he can.

Any man who is really a man must learn to be alone in the midst of others, to think alone for others, and, if necessary, against others.

Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it.

It's not about what you're capable of, it's about what you are willing to endure.

A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner.

I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.

Talent always rises to the top

I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn't have much hockey going on.

Doesn't the world bring forth thinking in human heads with the same necessity that it brings forth blossoms on the plant?

How you behave in one place, will help in surprising ways later.

Didn't books say that too: that there is always price to pay for happiness?

You can't change your attitude because you're the champion. I've always kept my feet on the ground and never wanted to change.

In fact, in the far North one sees the northern lights facing south!