The past never leaves you. You carry it around with you for as long as you live, like a pale, stubborn worm lodged there in your gut, keeping you up at night.

Successful people (or soon-to-be success people) never quit, never settle and are never satisfied

An alibi is one alliterative consonant short of being a magic carpet

It is only through seeking that we find what we are looking for.

The chain of friendship however bright does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.

You aren't going to win championships unless you make layups and free throws.

Extol not riches then, the toil of fools, The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare, more apt To slacken virtue, and abate her edge, Than prompt her to do aught may merit praise.

You can have the other words-chance, luck, coincidence, serendipity. I'll take grace. I don't know what it is exactly, but I'll take it.

This year has begun hopefully for right thinkers. After all these centuries of feudal barbarism and political slavery, it is surprising to see how the word of 'liberty' sets minds on fire.

I am not what one calls a celebrity.