I am inclined by nature to be optimistic about the capacity of a person to rise higher than he or she has thought possible once interest and ambition are aroused.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death.

Do all the works you can while you still have the strength to work.

Living in a democratic society means that I can express my opinion, Having a democratic government means that they don't have to listen.

Instead of magnifying the problem in your thoughts, magnify God.

The body is the easiest thing to adjust to... It’s the life, the context of the body, that can be hard to grasp.

My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.

I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.

It was magic, I felt the bond between us. She was a jelly to my peanuts, Mars to Venus, The Earth to my sun, moon and stars, We added up mathematically... It's like I had a bad habit, B!

I never intended to be a teacher. I just like going to school and learning things.

Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable.