The fact that I have an ideology, however, doesn't mean I'm indoctrinated.

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.

But I'm afraid that it would be all be a disappointment, so I prefer just to dream about it.

Education today more than ever before must see clearly the dual objectives: education for living and educating for making a living.

I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

I discovered John Fante when I was 17 years old - strangely, not through Charles Bukowski, but through William Saroyan, who was his drinking buddy.

You don't go through life, you grow through life

I am so busy now that if I did not spend three hours each day in prayer, I could not get through the day.

If a leader engages in sinful activity that becomes the standard, if he is strict that becomes the standard.

As important as it is to keep picking yourself up and brushing yourself off, it's also important to stop tripping over your own two feet.

If we can teach people about wildlife, they will be touched. Share my wildlife with me. Because humans want to save things that they love.

You want one civil war, brah?