To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

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.

Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.

We may struggle and suffer or we may struggle and win, but the end always remains the end.

Be generous when you are giving your love.

That makes about as much sense as lopping off your foot to avoid twisting an ankle.

Find your happiness in yourself.

Childhood is the purest state. The pure of heart never leave it behind. Their life merely takes them on a cirtuitous route away from, and then back to it.

Being attacked by him is like being savaged by a dead sheep.

If you've never tried, how will you ever know if there's any chance?

Belief was immune to logic; it operated by its own laws.

I know I've lost my mind. But I'm not concerned, because it's the first thing I've lost in a long time that actually feels good.

Newman's second law: Just when things look darkest, they go black.