You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile - that is happiness.

The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we answer it in the affirmative, if we accept it as one of the great eternal forms of life and transformation.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.

Solitude is independence.

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge - that is everywhere.

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.

As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent.

I hope never to marry in this way; I wish to make my wife happy, but not to become rich by her means, so I will let things alone and enjoy my golden freedom till I am so well off that I can support both wife and children.

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

How sad it is that these great gentlemen should believe what anyone tells them and do not choose to judge for themselves! But it is always so.

We live in this world in order always to learn industriously and to enlighten each other by means of discussion and to strive vigorously to promote the progress of science and the fine arts.

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.

I live in a country where music has very little success, though, exclusive of those who have forsaken us, we have still admirable professors and, more particularly, composers of great solidity, knowledge, and taste.

Versification is, indeed, indispensable for music, but rhyme, solely for rhyming's sake, most pernicious.

I know nothing new except that Herr Gellert, the Leipzig poet, is dead, and has written no more poetry since his death.

One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.

It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion.

Collaboration is a key part of the success of any organization, executed through a clearly defined vision and mission and based on transparency and constant communication.

Giving back to the communities and institutions that helped us achieve success is a value we share and a privilege we embrace.

Civil engineers build bridges. Electrical engineers, power grids. Software engineers, apps. From the engineers who created the Great Pyramids to the engineers who are designing and developing tomorrow's autonomous vehicles, these visionaries and their tangible creations are inextricably linked.

U.S. is a merit-based society... There is no glass ceiling if you have good performance track record and leadership skills.

Engineers have shown to embody a tremendous amount of leadership skills through the collaborative educational environment.

Relationships are personal, even in business, so sharing some of yourself and taking an interest in others helps to build trust and break down walls.

A strong working relationship requires every participant to be on the same page.

Leaders who can push themselves beyond their comfort zones and understand how to harness the power of reverse innovation have the chance to become the next great visionaries.

To most people, paranoia carries a negative connotation. I believe it is one of the most valuable attributes a leader can have. It is about self-reflection and having the courage, humility, and discipline to constantly ask uncomfortable questions that can potentially poke holes in your strategy and challenge your conventional thinking.

At Harman, we had to reinvent ourselves so that we can compete on a global playing field. We did it by instituting a culture where teams can take calculated risks. But to inspire such a shift in mindset requires meaningful rewards across the ranks and freedom to experiment and innovate. I like to think of it as our courage culture.

All leading brands started with and still possess the DNA of innovation and creativity, but it is often limited to one or two areas such as design or engineering. For a company to prosper, it must inject this innovative spirit into every aspect of the business.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

I have, I admit, a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis.

I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love.

Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question ineptly, he answered the question with what the student had really wanted to know.

If you've got love you've got life, if you can love you can live.