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.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.