“In all things success depends on previous preparation,and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.” – Confucius

“Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without direction, there is no life.”

“Life is a storm that will test you unceasingly. Don’t wait for calm waters that may not arrive. Derive purpose from resilience. Learn to sail the raging sea.”

“Learning never exhausts the mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci

“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” – Chinese Proverb

“I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.” – Marie Curie

“Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.” – Carl Sagan