"The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"

"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about"

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race"

"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"By the work one knows the workman"

"The best way to predict the future is to create it"