“Never let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity.”

“When you're climbing Mount Everest, nothing is easy. You just take one step at a time, never look back and always keep your eyes glued to the top.”

“Do not measure the number of tragedies you sustain, but to quantify the success you derive from them.”

“Never judge anyone by another's opinions. We all have different sides that we show to different people.”

“Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.”

“A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.”

“Love shouldn't make a beggar of one. I wouldn't want love if I had to beg for it, to barter or qualify it. And I should despise it if anyone ever begged for my love. Love is something that must be given -- it can't be bought with words or pity, or even reason.”