Yoda

Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.

In this war, a danger there is, of losing who we are.

In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.

Ready are you? What know you of ready?

Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.

Do or do not. There is no try.

You sold me a dream and it shattered. I didn’t know how to put it back together again. So instead, I’m lovingly gluing those fragments anew with seams of gold, creating a vibrant new dream, rendering the broken strong and more than ever, breathtakingly beautiful.

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

If you protect a man from folly, you will soon have a nation of fools.

When it comes to the story of my heart, I am the villain, locking it away; denying its right be free. The chains are tight, restricting its growth; long enough to see through the window of opportunity, but the only escape it has, is via the pen. Why do I deny myself the opportunities? I know it comes from a place of protection, but also of fear. I think my heart has grown a resentment because of this betrayal, and has decided, enough is enough.

The older we grow the greater becomes our wonder at how much ignorance one can contain without bursting one’s clothes.

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

The miracles of genius always rest on profound convictions which refuse to be analyzed.

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

It is at our mother’s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest ideals, but there is seldom any money in them.

Above all, we must avoid the pitfalls of tribalism. If we are divided among ourselves on tribal lines, we open our doors to foreign intervention and its potentially harmful consequences.

Believe that each day that shines on you is your last.