Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.

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.

The art of statemanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.

Greeting cards routinely tell us that everybody deserves love. No. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all of the time.

Simple is the only way I can write.

Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to become.

The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

I love the fact that I can go out there on stage with a guitar and sing a song that means something to somebody.

If you do something and people think you're stupid, just go for crazy. You get more respect that way because nobody likes stupid people.

The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident.

Imagination is the spark that ignites the fire of creativity.

People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning.