To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

As long as we believe in absurdities we shall continue to commit atrocities.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

Tell me thy company, and I shall tell thee what thou art.

There is no such thing as a Christian child: only a child of Christian parents.

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

Once you label me you negate me.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances.

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.