The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

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.

Sometimes I feel quite distinctly that what is inside me is not all of me. There is something else, sublime, quite indestructible, some tiny fragment of the Universal spirit.Don't you feel that?

We can only love what we know.

A good song is like a mannequin - its form makes sense, but there's no life. There should be memorable melody, thoughtful lyric, appropriate arrangement.

All actors have to change their name.

After you have put food on your table, make sure you invest in really good walking shoes and a good bed.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.

What is she to me? Except a menace — a danger you’ve chosen to inflict on all of us.

When I was really young, I got moonstruck by Moonstruck.

In economics, you always want to ask 'And then what?'