One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.

Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.

I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen.

To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

That's your opportunity--to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.

Pray the gods do not envy your happiness!

All culture must have arisen from cult.

Not everything I dislike should be destroyed, some of it should simply be moved farther away.

You don't have to have perfect wisdom to get very rich - just a bit better than average over a long period of time.

However, leaving everything to the market is not necessarily good for society.

The coast of British Columbia was one of the three chief centers of aboriginal America.

Through the practice of meditation and Buddhism, as you experience light, it immediately delights you.

Anything acquired without effort, and without cost is generally unappreciated.

The past is a palimpsest. Early memories are always obscured by accumulations of later knowledge.