“The first act in the training of a warrior should be how to string his rifle and turn it into a guitar”

“It's by stooping that fingers create a fist, and by standing tall that they give us open palms.”

“I have this feeling that immigrants unwittingly help to keep peace between nations by being scapegoats for national ills that would otherwise be blamed on neighbours.”

“It is not courage that makes us speak the truth, but it is a hunger for truth that makes us courageous”

“There is only one thing worse than a little baby who won't stop crying: it is a big baby who won't stop whining about it”

“It is only in grammar that the mighty can be bound by rules made by the humble”

“It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.”

“Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.”

“Experience is a collection of our successes and failures.”

“First step to success is to drop what we are not and accept who we are. Always be yourself.”

“It's beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one could lie at crucial moments.”

“You lose nothing if by losing a friend you win countless admirers”

“Learn to process what happens as a positive.”

“Be slow to teach, and quick to learn.”

“We live to read.”