You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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.

The 'you' who you think you are does not exist.

People always say, 'Who is your audience?' and I could never put a finger on it - and I wouldn't want to put a finger on it.

Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack Obama does with mine.

The threat to change Senate rules is a raw abuse of power and will destroy the very checks and balances our founding fathers put in place to prevent absolute power by any one branch of government.

Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.

What I did in the book [Today Matters] is I tried to help a person make their day - every day - their masterpiece.

You can't make a life over. Society wouldn't let you if you would.

I'm not boring to be around. Something will always happen.

Im as good as dead, but they haven't buried me yet.