There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

The people united will never be defeated.

Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love.

You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.

A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity.

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart.

His entire presence was like gravity, impossible to forget, possible to believe in, a theory merged into a law.

The soldier in the portrait had been a respected and admired officer...The man he had become was fighting a different battle now. He had his demons, just as she had her ghosts.

Be careful when you set intentions

We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness either enforced or voluntary.

One of my secret instructions to myself as a poet is "Whatever you do, don't be boring."

I am bored in France because everyone resembles Voltaire.

I grew up in a household where we didn't really talk about our feelings, and where the only reason you went to a doctor was because you'd accidentally cut off a limb with a chain saw.

There's more violence in one football game than there is in an entire hockey season, and nobody ever talks about that.

Omelets are not made without breaking eggs.

Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion and questioning everything we see.