To take risk and fail is not a failure. Real failure is to fear taking any risk

An easy life does not make men, nor does it build nations. Challenges make men, and it is these men who build nations.

We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long after we are gone.

Creativity should be integral to everything that we do. Creativity should also be intrinsic to our personality, if excellence is what we seek.

The future does not wait for hesitant people. The more we achieve, the more we realise how much more we can achieve.

Good governance is about nothing more or less than creating happiness. It really is that simple.

Every nation can harness the energy of its citizens, either towards constructive work to generate optimism and hope, or towards tensions, unrest and war.

Helping those less fortunate than us is a blessed opportunity to show thanks for the gifts of life that we ourselves enjoy.

Change or you will be changed: leaders who neglect the good of their people will be forsaken. Leadership is a service, not a gateway to privilege.

Simplicity starts in the heart, away from negativity and pessimism.

A true leader does not derive power from his position, but from his ethics, from people’s love for him, and from his knowledge, education and excellence in his field of work.

I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.

You ask a lot of questions, don't you?" "My brother always says curiosity is my besetting sin.

Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When you're under reproach, your behavior shows it.

The general history of art and literature shows that the highest achievements of the human mind are, as a rule, not favourably received at first.

Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out, we'd want to get involved.

Some of the funniest people I know are not screwed up in the head.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

I describe myself as an indoor cat, because I'm a computer guy and I always have been.

And I am the kind of person that feels so much that if I didn’t have acting (and music), I would burst from all of the emotion inside!

We went from candy bars, to handle bars, to hangin' in bars, to being behind bars