I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else.

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.