I refuse to indulge in small talk. And compliments, if at all, I save for after the job is done.

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.

By constant practices, deliberate repetitions and uninterrupted exercises, leaders go from zero to hero. They don't quit.

He wondered at times whether he didn’t belong to a class of people secretly convinced they had an arrangement with fate

Dost thou want another eye beside that of Him who sees every secret thing?

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

All women deserve access to care that can save their lives.

Care and responsibility are constituent elements of love, but without respect for and knowledge of the beloved person, love deteriorates into domination and possessiveness.

If you pick up a golfer and hold it close to your ear, like a conch shell, and listen, you will hear an alibi.

I used to be able to do the Chinese splits, where you open your legs sideways.

The eye encompasses the beauty of the whole world.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.