Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

Memories are thoughts that arise. They’re not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it’s just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

You see things; and you say ‚Why?‘ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‚Why not?‘

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.

To create something you must be something.

When I’m in management meetings when we’re deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I’m the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That’s the part of my life where I feel most in control.

First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.

We should not underestimate ourselves, because if lots of individuals go together then we can accomplish almost anything.

I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still, to this day, I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf; is better than a whole loaf.

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

One civilization after another has been wrecked upon the attempt to secure sufficient leadership from a single group or class.

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic.

Everything in the world exists to end up in a book.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.

Where love is, there God is also.

I’ve never had a divorce, but I’ve seen so many of my friends, my sister, my family go through that stuff, so I try to write for the people that can’t write about it. I take on their sorrow, so I’m able to kind of express it, or their joy.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

I think people inspire me the most. If I meet a person who is incredibly complex, and all of a sudden, I start thinking in rhymes, that person could be a muse.

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.

The coward only threatens when he is safe.

It’s rare for a startup to make money immediately, so you need to make sure that you have enough saved or that you have another income stream that can support you.

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

I’m not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself – then they get to say ‚See, you did it yourself.‘

As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that’s fine. But even if you don’t quote-unquote make it, you’re fine if you’ve given it your whole heart and soul.

I think life is a matter of choices and that wherever we are, good or bad, is because of choices we make.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

All my adult life people have been helping me.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you’re decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

Whoever won’t fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.

I’ve married somebody who I knew for 14 years. So, I’m just living with a friend. All through my ups and downs in football, from winning the I-League to losing the ISL final, she has been a source of great support.

In cricket, my superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and will continue to remain so. Apart from him and outside cricket, my mother has remained my inspiration. Whatever difficult time I had faced, she was always there for me. She has given me all the strength. She maintained her composure and supported me in tough times.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

A gender line… helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.

We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.

Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another.

It’s an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.

While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

Going to a therapist is not something you do when you’re growing up as a street kid in Toronto.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

Where the mind goes, the man follows.

We can’t afford not to educate girls and give women the power and the access that they need.

I don’t fear anybody… at all.

It’s rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.