A man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul,

Life is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny.

It is easier for an ambitious friend to become an enemy than for an enemy to become a friend. It is even easier to make friends than you can find people to trust as friends.

True heroes and ideas never fall in the final sense of the word. They can only encounter temporary setbacks in their difficult journey to progress and success,

Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.

Lies and partial truths complicate life.

Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.

Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.

There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.

A revolutionary who is out to defeat his enemies could use their weapons, but not their rules.

It is better for a realist to bend his will and ethics to accommodate a true friend than it is for him to stick to his principles that may turn the friend into an adversary.

Our covetousness for miracles and wonders leads into self-deception

Don't forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.

I'd spent so long trying to fit in,trying to be someone i wasn't,that i had no idea who i was any more.

People elect the President for reasons that have nothing to do with his ability to be president.

Scholars who become politicians are usually assigned the comic role of having to be the good conscience of state policy.

Make it smart. Make it beautiful. Have fun.

You can't allow other people to define your purpose or your destiny.

I also know that you can lie not only by what you say but what you don't say.

People here want the team to win and to do well. The thing is, we know when to shoot the puck.

People recite lines to me all the time, anywhere I get recognized.