"Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail."

"If you want to learn to swim, jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you."

"The spirit of the individual is determined by his thoughts, not by his environment."

"I often think of myself as a non-conformist. I don't want to be a part of any system. I want to be free."

"Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water."