“Life’s a gloomy puddle, until you start jumping in it.”

“People tell you to believe in yourself for your whole life, then call you arrogant when you begin taking their advice.”

“You see yourself as a shipwreck, but we see your treasure glowing inside, beneath the oceans in your eyes.”

“Sometimes we must gravitate towards madness before we can levitate on greatness.”

“Superficial knowledge is potentially more dangerous than ignorance. It gives a false sense of security encouraging an ignorant man to persevere in his efforts that can result in huge damage.”

“Harada: Failure is essential, Amanda. It’s the motivator. Even as an infant. You fall and fall again until eventually you can put one foot in front of the other and walk.Amanda: I don’t like the not knowing. Not knowing what’s wrong. Not knowing what I’m doing. Not knowing what’s happening next.Harada: You’re human. Of course you don’t like it. The trick is learning to savor the unknown. To embrace mystery. Trust me… too much knowlegde can become… will become a bigger burden than ignorance and failure will ever be.”

“Don’t waste the mornings of your life on idleness and laziness, by every means possible wrestle with your passions, your ideas and your dreams. Give it a shot!”

“Consistency will never fail you. Persevere!”

“You thought it would break you in two, but it made you twice as strong.”

“To succeed, you must never stop trying.”