I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.

We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.

Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be

You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.

Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.

You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you'll do it well.

When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.

Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.

Differences can be a strength.

Most times problems are not solved with more money. It usually takes innovation." - L. R. W. Lee, Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury

There are other ways of knowing than just through reason.

His broken heart was unfeeling, like shattered glass in an acid bath.

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.

It is with noble sentiments that bad literature gets written.

It's as if all identity has been stolen from them, except their identity as slaves.

The art of reading is the art of adopting the pace the author has set. Some books are fast and some are slow, but no book can be understood if it is taken at the wrong speed.

Understanding different planets in their environments is still really important. So if these planets are dead lifeless worlds, it will still be useful for us.

The best and purest human beings, from the beginning of time, have understood that life is sacred.

I think anything you do that's different, that doesn't take the typical approach, invites differing opinions.