There clearly are contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq that can be documented; there clearly is testimony that some of the contacts have been important contacts and that there's a relationship here

We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.

Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be

You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.

Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.

You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you'll do it well.

When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.

Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.

Differences can be a strength.

When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth.

If the tranquillity is killing you, seek for the storm to save your life!

A woman can never be late when she is meeting with a man. But a man can most certainly be late when he is meeting with a woman.

If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin to focus his own ideas, thoughts and philosophies.

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing.

You dont have a marriage problem, you have a sin problem.

The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.

Optimists are childish; they even believe they can find an ice cream store in the hell!

I rarely write by myself.