A great mind becomes a great fortune.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Saving life and avoiding death are typically shorthand for far less evocative terms: lengthening life and delaying death.

Blair has called Africa 'a scar on our conscience'. It is more. It is the gaping wound of the world's soul.

Improvisation is the ability to talk to oneself.

It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.

I want you to be forever strong on the field, so that you will be forever strong off the field.

I think the thing you always got to keep in mind, you know, hockey is a game of one-on-one battles.

Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.

And why should it not be terrifying? A little terror, in my view, is good for the soul, when it is terror in the face of a noble object.

Making a movie is like a stagecoach ride through the Old West: at first you wish for a pleasant trip, and after a while you just hope you reach your destination.

Frequently the burden or concern in the spirit is for prayer.