“In whatever you do, strive to be the best at it.”

“Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.”

“Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.”

“You killed more people than anybody in history."

"Be the best at whatever you do, that's what my mother always told me.”

“It is a big mistake to think that the best way to express yourself is to do whatever you want, acting as you please. This is not expressing yourself. If you know what to do exactly, and you do it, then you can express yourself fully.”

“Whatever you do willingly, you enjoy. Whatever you do unwillingly, you suffer.”

“This is a book about giving our best and especially about doing whatever we can to help others.”

“The orators — and the despots — have the least power in their cities … since they do nothing that they wish to do, practically speaking, though they do whatever they think to be best.”

“Strive for perfection in everything we do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.”

“Do whatever you do intensely.”