"I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea."

"I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist."

"One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls."

"Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials."

"Do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace."

"I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe."