Silence is an answer to a wise man.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

The beginning of forgiveness is often exhaustion. You're pooped

It was heartbreaking to realize how we can fail the people we most love without even trying.

It's all you can say, when the end comes: 'I did not waste my time.' I think that matters. I think it may be all that matters.

..for Africa was in a way none of them could explain linked up with heaven and they thought of the two places with the same reverence and ultimate longing.

I want to win, I want to win everything. If I have a chance to win, why not?

Every great change is simple.

We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect.

When I was younger, I never had that fascination.

There's something unique and different that makes a leader, and it's not about creativity or courage or integrity.... A leader's job is to rally people toward a better future.

On Jose Gonzalez changing his name to Jose Uribe: 'He was definitely the player to be named later.'