I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.

Depend upon it that if a man talks of his misfortunes there is something in them that is not disagreeable to him; for where there is nothing but pure misery there never is any recourse to the mention of it.

North Americans don’t understand… that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.

Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I’ve seen on some of the songs that I’ve written are a lot more interesting than the input that I put in.

For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself.

We fear that this moment will end, that we won’t get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will not be safe. Often, our biggest fear is the knowledge that one day our bodies will cease functioning. So even when we are surrounded by all the conditions for happiness, our joy is not complete.

Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame’s is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.

I’m not confused. I’m just well mixed.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.

The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it.

Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.

Everybody is idealistic when you’re a kid.

I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.

It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.

Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.

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

I can be almost terminally grief-stricken because things are so dire, but at the same time, there’s a real lightheartedness about just the recoverability of life, of how things change, how they’re not the same, ever again.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

I mean, I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated in my life.

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.

Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?

I’ve never considered musical equipment very sacred.

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation’s promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.

The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle: the roar of the crowd on the one side, and the voice of your conscience on the other.

The purpose is clear. It is safety with solvency. The country is entitled to both.

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

So when these people sell out, even though they get fabulously rich, they’re gypping themselves out of one of the potentially most rewarding experiences of their unfolding lives. Without it, they may never know their values or how to keep their newfound wealth in perspective.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.

I’ve always hated the danger part of climbing, and it’s great to come down again because it’s safe.

You always admire what you really don’t understand.

In this big ball of people, I’m just one grain of sand on this beach.

Changing is not just changing the things outside of us. First of all we need the right view that transcends all notions including of being and non-being, creator and creature, mind and spirit. That kind of insight is crucial for transformation and healing.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey’s end.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least.

Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

I don’t have much positive to say about motor neurone disease. But it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

A lot of people in our industry haven’t had very diverse experiences. So they don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, ‚Boy, those were great old days.‘ Well, you know, we’re living in the good old days.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.