You think me the child of circumstance; I make my circumstance.

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.

Brilliance of the brain must be admired more than beauty of the body.

If you want to know a country, read its writers.

Lost in these imaginary illusions I forgot my destiny – that of the hunted.

Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.

Your attitude is contagious.

I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.

When we tune in to an especially human way of viewing the landscape powerfully, it resonates with an audience

What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.

I have a big job on my hands now, there is no mistaking that, but I feel as though I have calmness within myself. (on being Manchester City manager)

The greatest mistake is to imagine that we never err.