He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.Edmund Burke
Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.Francis Bacon
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.Francis Bacon
Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!Fyodor Dostoevsky