“He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.”

When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.

Keep in touch with the ones who have forgotten you, and forgive who has wronged you, and do not stop praying for the best for those you love.

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.

Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become.

Do not use the sharpness of your speech on your mother who taught you how to speak.

Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.

The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind.

The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.

Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price

The best companion and helper is admirable morals.

Poverty is the worst form of death.

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.

Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.

I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.

You know, maybe I was just born in the wrong time, but I love all things romantic. Puffy understands that. For my last birthday, he covered my hotel room floor with rose petals and had flowers and candles all over the room.

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.

It’s a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.

I love what I do. I have an insatiable appetite for creating things and wanting to get better at what I do and always growing and never stopping. I don’t know. It’s something I was born with. It’s definitely a drive. It’s a passion, and it’s driven for a love for what I do.

When they tell you to go back to where you come from, tell them proudly that this is where you come from.

My family always helped me. I had people around me who always pushed me to be the best: my dad, my mum. My dad used to play and coach as well. But I wasn’t born with shiny things.

I was born early, along with my twin, and a lot of times, for infants, that can lead to learning delays.

If you look at Cuba what’s the benefit in being in Cuba? Really? It’s almost like being in prison. You can’t think. You can’t have your own opinions. You have no opportunity. You just gotta live life the way you were born into it.