Any given thing on the face of the earth could reveal the history of all things

My smile is my way of saying: "You can destroy my body, but not my soul.

A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference, nor does he attempt to transform it into a victory. The pain of defeat is bitter to him; he suffers at indifference and becomes desperate with loneliness. After all this has passed, he licks his wounds and begins everything anew. A warrior knows that war is made of many battles: he goes on

There is only one way to learn. It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.

Face your path with courage, don't be scared of people's criticism. And, above all, don't let yourself get paralyzed by your own criticism.

Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives each person's life its true meaning.

I have spent every New Year's Eve since 1992 in Lourdes. I spend the hour of my birth every year in the grotto. It's a place with meaning for me.