No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

In war there is no prize for runner-up.

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

He who is brave is free.

The wish for healing has always been half of health.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

While we are postponing, life speeds by.

With the need for the self in the time of another / I left my seaport grim and dear / knowing good work could be made / in the state governed by both Hope and Despair.

Revenge is possible only if you spare the enemy.

Every problem is like a red signal from traffic lights. if you wait for sometime it will turn green. What a valuable lesson I have learned.

What is tolerance? It is a necessary consequence of humanity. We are all fallible, let us then pardon each other's follies. This is the first principle of natural right.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

Your organization will take on the personality of its top leaders

There's very few people, who really thrive creatively under great stress and conflict.

I believe in women. I believe in myself. I believe in my body.

There are eight levels of charity.... The highest is when you strengthen a man's hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women's economic empowerment and political participation.