For this reason, it is well said that misfortune is sometimes good for something, for it teaches at the same time that it hurts.

Speak gently but look out for your rights.

I do not consider my deeds or my knowledge to be a great thing. The only fact is — and I can say this honestly — that I love learning and a solitary life.

... one could find plenty of intelligent women in the world if one were willing to look.

These are my habits and the way I spend my life: studying literature.

A smile you gift is a smile you earn… Gift a smile to your parents, friends, or even a stranger.

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

Good design makes a product understandable.

Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars.

Climbing is a great effort, but the extraordinary pleasure.

He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.

When people come up to me and say, 'You made it,' I think, 'But I'm not done yet. Not everyone's heard my music.' I want to be a household name.

I collect my tools: sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing, intellect. Night has fallen.

We will never move out of the present and into the future with all God has planned for us if we cling to dwell in the past.