“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.”

It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

Mountain tops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

Success is the ability to continue to move through total disaster.

Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Do not trust any statistics you did not fake yourself.

In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.

Keep calm and carry on.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death.

It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.

Personally, I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Preparedness is the ultimate confidence builder.

Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird.

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on.

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.

Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.