“To trap one's self-suffering is to risk being devoured from the inside.”

“I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one.”

“Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy.”

“Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don't find meaning but "steal" some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn't make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.”

“Communism produces neither dignity nor prosperity. It takes all power away from the people and places it in the hands of a self-appointed elite. And because it distorts and manipulates the distinctive talents of individuals rather than letting those talents flourish, it prevents progress and prosperity.”

“Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change.”

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”