Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself.

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain.

The morality of a [political] party must grow out of the conscience and the participation of the voters.

The world conspires to help those who are in love with the beauty of their dreams.

I could never say in the morning, "I have a headache and cannot do thus and so". Headache or no headache, thus and so had to be done.