I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means

I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

If you knew the secret of life You too would choose no other companion but love. - Rumi