Knut Hamsun

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."

"I came to realize that my obsession with always trying to perfect myself was a form of self-abuse."

"The only escape from the miseries of life are stupidity, alcohol, and love."

"A truly great man never puts away his childishness."

"The heart wants what it wants."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

"I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Every person has an equal right to the pursuit of happiness."

"A writer's obligation is to tell the truth."

"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time."

"I am not afraid of my truth anymore, nor do I care who dislikes me for speaking it."

"The only true failure is the failure to try."

"I have always believed that the way to get good work out of a human being is to give them something they believe in and let them do it."

"Relationships are the mirrors in which we see ourselves."

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best to make you everybody else is to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight."

"The day may be long, and the night may be dark, but justice will return with the morning."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"I have learned that to be with those I like is enough."

"There is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it."

"The only way to deal with fear is to walk straight through it."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."

"I am what I am. I have learned to accept myself."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."