I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.

Socialists cry “Power to the people”, and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean - power over people, power to the State.

If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

There are too many people who imagine that there is something sophisticated about always believing the best of those who hate your country, and the worst of those who defend it.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.

There is no membership required for shining the light.

A great imperative imparts a wonderful impulse to the spirit.

We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike.

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.

Knowing God is more important than knowing about God.

There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought

Even though effective competition is the best tool to strengthen innovation and competitiveness in Europe, state aid can also play a very useful supporting role.

You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.

An artist is the magician put among men to gratify - capriciously - their urge for immortality.

I am under the spell of language, which has ruled me since I was 10.