The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. 

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

The engineering is long gone in most PC companies. In the consumer electronics companies, they don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof.

Whenever I go on a ride, I'm always thinking of what's wrong with the thing and how it can be improved.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

The look of city is the reflection of the outlook of its denizens.