“Men make their own history but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances but under circumstances existing already given and transmitted from the past”

“Life isn’t how many breaths you take, but it’s the moments that take your breath away.”

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”

“It's not about winning or losing. It's about showing up and being your best.”

“Success at anything will always come down to this: focus and effort. And we control both.”

“You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough”

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than ...”

“You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light.”

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

“Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.”

“Honesty is a very expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap people”

“The question isn’t who is going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me”

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”