A better world could be brought about only by better individuals.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

The heart of our problem is the selfishness in our heart. The human spirit soars with hope when lifted by an encouraging word. The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well.

All sports for all people.

He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.

It's a job. I entertain my readers. I get up in the morning, and I start typing.

We don't really make friends, they make us.

Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy.

In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.

Changing things from the top down works when things are stable.

A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.

Whenever I pick up a jacket and it's heavy, I think, 'Oh, I don't want to wear that.'

When I was first diagnosed with ALS, I was given two years to live. Now 45 years later, I am doing pretty well.