Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
If you think you can do it, you can.
After I became a citizen, I felt freer to say what I thought about this country, both negative and positive. I think I had been, consciously and subconsciously, biting my tongue in the past.