If you hear a voice within you saying, “You are not a painter,” then by all means paint, boy, and that voice will be silenced.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.

You will never get any more out of life than you expect.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

I felt it shelter to speak to you.

"Enough" is a feast.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.