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Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things.

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive. Having been alive, it won't be so hard in the end to lie down and rest.

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid.

If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.

When there's snow on the ground, I like to pretend I'm walking on clouds.