I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.

Different times need different types of leadership.

I believe that it is an unchanging value of democracy that ends cannot justify the means in politics.

My father's biggest achievement was to motivate the South Korean people, to show them we could become prosperous if we worked hard. He taught me to love my country, and serve my country.

Big businesses aren't the only ones in the economic ecosystem. Nobody should fall behind because of an unfair structure.

I have no family to take care of.

I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.

In the 21st century, culture is power.

I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.

South Korea's economy is still difficult. I will create a country where nobody worries about putting food on the table.

I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the colour and fragrance of a flower - the Light in my darkness, the Voice in my silence.

Tennis is the loneliest sport

nothing wrong with a lie or two when the situation demanded it

The greatest weapon that one can have is a simple...smile.

More and more, the hardest part of crying is when I can't stop.

My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and terribly sad man.

Successful people take their current limitation and put it on their agenda as a job to do, as a thing to figure out and make happen.

Don’t run to the phone, run to the throne.

The key word in profiteering is profit.

Children driven good are apt to be driven mad.