“Desire, when it stems from the heart and spirit, when it is pure and intense, possesses awesome electromagnetic energy. This energy is released into the ether each night, as the mind falls into the sleep state. Each morning it returns to the conscious state reinforced with the cosmic currents. That which has been imaged will surely and certainly be manifested. You can rely, young man, upon this ageless promise as surely as you can rely upon the eternally unbroken promise of sunrise... and of Spring.”

"Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work."

“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”

“All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds. Problems are common,but attitude makes the difference.”

“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”

“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness."

"Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around."

“It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.”

“Without your involvement you can’t succeed. With your involvement you can’t fail.“

"My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people."

“Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.”

“The sides of the mountain sustain life, not the peak. This is where things grow, experience is gained, and technologies are mastered. The importance of the peak lies only in the fact that it defines the sides.”

“This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins."

“We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.”

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