Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult.

Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.

Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible; they shine brighter.

Critics are loud, but success is louder.

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

An ounce of reality is greater than a pound of fantasy.

An ounce of reality is worth more than a tonne of fantasies.

Focus on your dreams, not on your critics.

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.