Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.

I lived in a dictatorship in Brazil, and I was arrested three times. I felt in my flesh what it is to live under such a regime and experience deprivation of freedom.

Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life.

To become really good at anything, you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive.

Faith as tiny as a grain of sand allows us to move mountains.

But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.

Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so