...we have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its roots in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone and we are not alone when we imitate. It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.
Those who are unaware they are walking in darkness will never seek the light.
You just wait. I’m going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world.
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.
Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.
Be happy, but never satisfied.
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
Life itself is your teacher, and you are in a state of constant learning.
Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
Defeat is a state of mind; No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
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