“Great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.”

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

God is the same everywhere.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.

All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand.

Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation – it is the one unbreakable diamond.

I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.

All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.

Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

If you want to be happy, be.

The key to success in life is using the good thoughts of wise people.

It’s not about me, it’s about how I can help my team to achieve more. And I do that through scoring goals.

Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard.

Our worth isn’t connected to our achievements. It’s connected to the beauty of our soul.

If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

I just keep surprising myself, I guess.

You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.