Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

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.

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

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.

We were created fearless in order to achieve our goals more effectively

Salvation is neither human effort nor desire.

Procrastination is the enemy of every dream.

There is nothing more dangerous to the formation of a prose style than the endeavour to make it poetic.

Worthwhile success is impossible in a 40-hour week.

There is a chasm between knowledge and ignorance which the arches of science can never span.

Heredity provides for the modification of its own machinery.

In case Japan ventures to attack the Mongolian People's Republic, seeking to destroy its independence, we will have to assist the Mongolian People's Republic.

If we make mistakes in our first compositions and do not know them, we may not amend them.

All powerful souls have kindred with each other