"Define yourself or be defined."

“We are not engaged in domestic politics, in church building or in social uplift work, but we are engaged in nation building.”

“Europe by the end of this century will be a continent after the neutron bomb. The grand buildings will still be standing, but the people who built them will be gone.”

“Always when I write my music, I take my guitar, and I improvise always with a melody, you know, lyrics in Spanish. But sometimes I use some words in English. I don't know why. Maybe because I listen to a lot of music in English.”

Source : "Juanes Changes Course On English-Language Songs". "Tell Me More" with Viviana Hurtado, www.npr.org. August 23, 2012.

“Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.”

Source : "The Management Team While Building Product: Keep It Small" by Fred Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 3, 2012.

“There's something about breaking up with someone - you just look hotter than you ever did before.”

“There's some homophobia within black community, but there's some strong homophobia throughout the whole of American society as well, particularly throughout the South to a degree, whether white or black. And since many of us migrated from the South, that could be a strong connection along those lines.”

“One of the biggest mistakes celebrities make is being overly friendly. They allow photo shoots in their homes, even their bedrooms and bathrooms; they send fans autographed pictures. All that serves to support viewers with a delusional relationship with the celebrity.”

“Unless the man is master of his soul all other kinds of mastery amount to little.”