"To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities."

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done."

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."

"Be self-aware, rather than a repetitious robot."

"Real living is living for others."

"Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality."

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of."

"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at."

"Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them."

"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering."

"Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own."

"I like to have space to spread my mind out in."

"One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the presence of someone, and then it is better to be alone."

"Life is a dream; 'tis the waking that kills us."

"To believe that your impressions hold good for others is to be released from the confines of your own personality."