Archived Quotes

I don't believe you

have to be better

than everybody else.

I believe you have

to be better than

you ever thought

you could be.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.

I want my fans to feel seen and represented in my music.

Three things cannot

be long hidden:

the sun,

the moon,

and the truth.

If you can't tolerate critics,

don't do anything new or interesting.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well

being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.

Only through focus can you do world class things,

no matter how capable you are.

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge

among the people.

To know the true nature of the heavens,

one must first free oneself from the chains of human opinion.

We find ourselves under the government of

a system of political institutions,

conducing more essentially to the ends of civil and religious liberty,

than any of which the history of former times tells us.

A true friend is one

who overlooks your failures

and tolerates your success!

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that

they can be great in whatever they want to do.

If you want to build a strong society,

you must build strong institutions.

Leadership is about putting the good of the people

above personal ambition.

If you aren’t willing to own a stock for 10 years,

don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.

We're born alone we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

To be good is noble;

but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.

If you’re twenty two,

physically fit,

hungry to learn and be better,

I urge you to travel — as far and as widely as possible.