I started making music for myself when I was sixteen.
Be brave, my heart. Plant your feet and square your shoulders to the enemy. Meet him among the man-killing spears. Hold your ground. In victory, do not brag; in defeat, do not weep.
We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.
I have a high art, I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me.
Take the joy and bear the sorrow, looking past your hopes and fears: learn to recognize the measured dance that orders all our years.
The Fox knows many things-the hedgehog one big one.
These golden matters Of Gyges and his treasuries Are no concern of mine. Jealousy has no power over me, Nor do I envy a god his work, And I do not burn to rule. Such things have no Fascination for my eyes.
Our analytical faculties allow us to look critically at our writing and interpret it. Sometimes we make bold, impulsive edits to our poems, but most forms of precision and economy in poetry, it seems to me, are signatures of the analytical mind.
When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see 'tis in your power but that you are too generous to make use of it.
I hope to continue my work, winning championships with my club. The acknowledgement comes naturally for those who deserve it.
I have said many times that I wish there was no oil in the Middle East, and more water. People would have been much happier than they are right now.