It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come.

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

The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.

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

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.