I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Great hopes make great men.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.