The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished 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.

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.

All sports for all people.

The cultivation of literary pursuits forms the basis of all sciences, and in their perfection consist the reputation and prosperity of kingdoms.

Those who adhere to the ideology of rejecting Israel’s right to exist, they might as well reject the earth beneath them or the sky above, because Israel is not going anywhere.

My mom is such a big supporter of mine. She still is, and always was. So I got the sort of encouragement from that side of the family.

It seems strange to think, that what gives us most hope for the future should be called Dolores, said Margaret.

There have been some ups and downs, but I'm happy that I've stayed fairly consistent.

I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill.

A nation that cannot preserve itself ought to die, and it will die - die in the grasp of the evils it is too feeble to overthrow

In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn

I'd learned enough about circuitry in high school electronics to know how to drive a TV and get it to draw - shapes of characters and things.

I feel like I know a lot of music stuff that most people my age don't know, because people that were slightly older were into it.