Everything I own can fit in two suitcases and a foot locker.
A peaceful man must fight For that which peace demands, Freedom and faith, honor and right, Defend with heart and hands.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay. . . . For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.
People want what they want. Sometimes you just have to walk in defiance of it and just be yourself.
During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. It was after I retired from boxing that my true work began.
That fundamentally undermines your ability to access the best part of your instincts. So my advice to those people would be stop thinking and introspecting so much and do a little more acting.
People want fun and escapism at the moment. Look at the success of 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. I think Nolan kick-started a very dark, bleak style of superhero escapism, and I think people have had enough of it.