This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.

The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Unsuccessful people make decisions based on current situations. Successful people make decisions based on where they want to be.

The change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.

Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.

When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

The heart's earnest and pure desire is always fulfilled.

The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.