Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.

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.

May you always have angels to walk with you on the right path.

Clarity is a sign of intellectual energy.

I wish I were a rock, ' he said, and he became a rock.

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion history romance and art would be useless.

If a woman likes another woman she's cordial. If she doesn't like her she's very cordial.

The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a Greek manuscript.

We should all know this: that listening, not talking, is the gifted and great role, and the imaginative role.

The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization.

Ever since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it.

I've worked too hard all my life to have my kids control my life.