The wise man is astonished by anything.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

Moments don’t last forever, but their memories do.

Never ever stop dreaming. You will make it big one day. What is life without our struggles? Our struggles give us insight and depth into life.

They carry back bright to the coiner the mintage of man,The lads that will die in their glory and never be old.

Homes that are built on anything other than love are bound to crumble.

Writing, printing, and the Internet give a false sense of security about the permanence of culture.

Self-esteem can’t win you a race if you’re not in shape.

Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.

Why do they call it "rush hour" when nothing moves?

It's always great to be involved in something that's not in an in-your-face fashion, but has a message that goes out guised as entertainment.

People are always going to say stuff about you and there are always going to be crazy rumours out there, but as long as you know the truth, you're fine.