Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy.

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.

Only if you are possible, everything will be possible.

Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.

The striking thing is that the transatlantic divergence in working patterns has coincided almost exactly with a comparable convergence in religiosity. Europeans not only work less

Saepa stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint scripturas. (Turn the stylus [to erase] often if you would write something worthy of being reread.)

Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.

The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid.

A goal without a plan is a dream.

A little quiet reflection will remind me that yes to God always leads in the end to joy.

Life's not all about money.

I'm very much looking forward to doing nothing fixed, just riding for fun.