The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only comparable to the joy of a good save.

In football, there are no miracles. The goalkeeper's skill is the sum of his training.

Without first establishing internal governance, there can be no external campaigns.

-- Ōkubo Toshimichi

I shall dedicate myself utterly, giving everything until death claims me.

-- Zhuge Liang

Mountains, rivers, trees — all turned desolate. For ten miles, the wind carries the stench of a fresh battlefield.

-- Nogi Maresuke

Either explode in silence, or perish in silence.

-- Lu Xun

You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

-- Leo Tolstoy