We are the children of many sires, and every drop of blood in us in its turn betrays its ancestor.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

If you don’t want to regret your life later, then begin to invest your time, begin to measure your life. Measure your life by the products and by the results you produce!

I am a child of the American Century, and I feel a genetic commitment to understanding why it happened, and why I take it so personally.

The young... are full of hope and discontent... And the old are those who were once discontented, but who have successfully smothered that flame and have found security and comfort in various ways.

Racism has always been able to come up with a scientific veneer.

Better that the whole world should turn against you... than you should consent to turn against what is true within you.

You must allow your players to become the athletes they can be. Don't make them into anything just to become the kind of winners fans, friends and others think they must be.

Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel.

We will be at our best when times are at their worst because of our habits, attitude and chemistry.

You have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist.

We sometimes imagine we want what we don't really want.