“It is a blessing for a man to have a hand in determining his own fate.”

— Blackbeard

“When one is painting one does not think.”

— Raphael

“Isn’t it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!”

— Orville Wright

“Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away.
Are there briars in your path? Turn aside.
That is enough.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“Our only plan is to improvise.”

— Daft Punk

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”

— SUN Tzu

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

— Walt Disney

“Pressure? This is just a football match. When you do not know how to feed your children, that is pressure.”

— Jose Luis Chilavert

“Everybody deserves a fresh start every once in a while.”

— Benjamin Siegel

“And what is this compared with that I could tell thee, the night to come, if I live and the King spare me?”

— SHAHRAZAD

“ΜΟΛΩN ΛΑΒΕ”

— LEONIDAS I

“I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.”

— HERNAN CORTES