Beware of ignorance when in motion; look out for inexperience when in action, and beware of the majority when mentally poisoned with misinformation, for collective ignorance does not become wisdom.

Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.

No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities.

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.

Your greatness is measured by your kindness.

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

Maybe the same essential download was also being delivered to other people—a massive, compassionate battalion of us—at the same time.

I am worried about development in the field of information technology, communication, etc. So you cannot say that I have become inactive.

People like to imagine that because all our mechanical equipment moves so much faster, that we are thinking faster, too.

Disarmament by war and democracy by occupation are difficult prospects.

You are a Queen. Let mine be the joy of giving you your kingdom.

Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.

I cannot be other than what I am, and I am the choices of all my days.

There is something about the presence of a cat... that seems to take the bite out of being alone.

Every mosque that is tied to jihad-related activity should be shut.

I'm always inspired by the hidden treasures, unique personalities and New York's overall charm.