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“One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.”

“Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.”

“Be selfless like a burning candle; giving of yourself to others even if it consumes you.”

“When the heart says “yes” it is difficult for the mind to say “no.”

“Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.”

“Prince of the Ghetto: They hate me because I'm poor. They despise me because I'm common. They reject me because I fight for the ghetto. Let me tell you about the slums. Let me tell you about the shanties. Let me tell you about the ghetto. Roaches do not bother us. Violence does not frighten us. Reality does not intimidate us. At birth, our portion is pain. At birth, our portion is sorrow. At birth, our portion is death. We see what others do not. We hear what others do not. We feel what others do not. We experience what others do not. We laugh but there is pain in our laughter. We sing but there is distress in our songs. We dance but there is agony in our steps. The world was built on our backs. The world was built on our tears. It was built on our misery. It was built on our blood! We are sons. We are daughters. We are mothers. We are fathers. We are the poor. We are the wretched. We are your problem. We are the ghetto.”

“If you choose money over love, you will always be poor.”

“A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.”

“The fastest way to end an argument with your wife is to admit she’s right.”

“Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.”

“The loudest preacher in the world is your conscience, the cleverest is wisdom, the rowdiest is passion, the surest is truth, the purest is love, and the highest is God.”

“Practicing what you preach is the world’s most eloquent sermon.”

“Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.”

“If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.”