We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

Do not feel certain of anything.

Races are not won by the fastest athletes. Fights are not won by the strongest men. But the races are won and the fights are won by those who want to win most of all.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

The two qualities that chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is you own and that it is your only one.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspire others.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.