What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Returning to your family and where you came from, and your history… this is what makes you strong. It’s not looking out that’s going to do that – it’s looking in.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course, you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place, you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong.

Fun is one of the most important – and underrated – ingredients in any successful venture. If you’re not having fun, then it’s probably time to call it quits and try something else.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It’s rage, it’s creativity, it’s pain, it’s hurt, but it’s the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.

The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.

I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.

The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.

My success isn’t a result of arrogance – it’s a result of belief.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

I can’t say this enough – the food that you put into your bodies can actually help you get better grades. And it can also affect your performance in sports and other activities too. You see, when you give your body the best possible fuel, you have more energy, you’re stronger, you think more quickly.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

I have survivor’s curiosity, I guess.

The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.

Before success comes in any man’s life, he’s sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That’s exactly what the majority of men do.

I need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that’s what everybody needs to know.

Fighting for one’s freedom, struggling towards being free, is like struggling to be a poet or a good Christian or a good Jew or a good Muslim or good Zen Buddhist. You work all day long and achieve some kind of level of success by nightfall, go to sleep and wake up the next morning with the job still to be done. So you start all over again.

Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you’ve got.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

I wanted to get a job being creative, and I did.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

‚Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win – you pass the test.

God helps those who help themselves.

Don’t worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable – and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short.

Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.

I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction – especially autobiographies and biographies. I’ve read ‚Long Walk to Freedom‘ by Nelson Mandela at least twice on holiday. Every time, I’m totally awed by his vision, strength and forgiveness. I feel honoured to have got to know him and his wonderful wife Graca over the years.

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.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

I have never been bewildered for long in any fight with our enemies – I was Armed with Insight.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

Our chief justices have probably had more profound and lasting influence on their times and on the direction of the nation than most presidents.

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it – and I may come back.

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

I don’t think about the end game. I’ve got lots to occupy my mind. It’s the rage that keeps me going.

I do believe in self-help.

People’s blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.