The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity ... the ability to express the utmost with the minimum. It is the halfway cultivation that leads to ornamentation.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine.

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water.

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

The past is no more; the future not yet. Nothing exists except the here and now. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at our hands.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

Let at least one word of my writings impregnate the reader's heart.

An America we can be proud of, rather than an America to be embarrassed of. You know it's a sign, when you see American backpackers traveling abroad with Canadian flags on their packs!

God knows I've done enough crap in my life to grow a few flowers.

It is true that money cannot buy happiness but it does make it possible for you to enjoy the best that the world has to offer.

In the brief monthly reports of the Security Police, I only want figures on how many Jews have been shipped off and how many are currently left.

The moment my name was called [Africa's Footballer of the Year] was truly overwhelming and I was about to scream with joy.

There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.

[ My time and our common culture] it's what I'm photographing, and I'm very involved with that.

Santiago Martinez Delgado made a Master piece in the Colombian Congress building worthy of admiration.

Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations