We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

It was not hard for me to find guidance and motivation. I'm very blessed, and my parents were always so supportive of myself and my brother. Whatever you wanted to do, you just had to give 110 percent. So whatever that was, they supported it.

I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.

My idea of putting the city on is giving inspiration to others to want to put themselves on. You should never depend on someone else to put you on. I used to do that, and it didn't get me anywhere.

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.