Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.Dame Edna Everage
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.Chinese Proverb
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand Russell
Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.Socrates
One ought never to turn one’s back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.Sir Winston Churchill
Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.Kent Nerburn
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success — yours or his.Franklin P. Jones
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.George Bernard Shaw
Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.Albert Camus
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.Malcolm X