We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.

With love and patience, nothing is impossible.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

Salute to the Smiling Faces of the 21st Century.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.

Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

To light a candle is to cast a shadow

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

God works in different ways and it shows... And everybody knows, love comes and goes.

The easiest way of life is the best.

You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.

Anybody who cannot learn to hear by feeling will not go very far in church.

To me, always just - that scene is, like, so convenient. They never run out of bullets in action movies, unless it's at the most dramatic time possible.

As a poet, one lives a bit on air. I always like someone who can teach me something practical.

Invention flags, his brain goes muddy, And black despair succeeds brown study.