"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but that mark of a fake messiah."

"May you never know hunger May you love with a full heart The light burn in your eyes May the fire be your friend And the sea rock you gently May the moon light your way Till the wind sets you free"

"Hell has no benefits, only torture."

"The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things."

"I can be expected to look for truth but not to find it."

"Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation."

"I do not want to die. . . until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown."

"It has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that you miss 100% of the shots you do not take."

"Geschichte ist [...] ein Dialog zwischen Gegenwart und Vergangenheit. [re-transl.:] History is [...] a dialogue between the present and the past."

"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, and to work, and to play and to look up at the stars."