How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?

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.

Given Loughner's obsession with meaninglessness and language, maybe Foucault & Derrida deserve some fault here, too.

A man of fifty is responsible for his face.

Your glass seems like it will always be half full even it falls down and shatters to pieces

Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.

The poet is one who is able to keep the fresh vision of the child alive.

Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.

The tongue is the only muscle in the human body that never gets tired [talking].

If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.

I said the kidnapping is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didn't like me to speak about this crime. So I decided to reveal it to the public.

Life, never deciding to master anything in particular.