“You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be. ”
“You aren't born a winner, you aren't born a loser, you're born a chooser.”
“You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
“You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.”
“Where were you born?""On a battlefield," [Yossarian] answered."No, no. In what state were you born?""In a state of innocence.”
“Home was not the place where you were born but the place you created yourself, where you did not need to explain, where you finally became what you were.”