My character was shaped by my grandfather from the age of three.

I want to adorn the neck of every woman in the world with pearls.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

-- Zeno of Citium

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

-- Babe Ruth

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

-- Babe Ruth

Above anything else, I hate to lose.

-- Jackie Robinson

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

-- Muhammad Ali

There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

-- Herman Melville