I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they’ll do wonders. I count on them.

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

Consider the fellow. He never spends his time telling you about his previous night’s date. You get the idea he has eyes only for you and wouldn’t think of looking at another woman.

I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.

I’m 31 now. I think I’m beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we’re really talking about peace.

No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might – but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.

There’s hope for everyone. That’s what makes the world go round.

I became interested in folk music because I had to make it somehow.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.

I can make something magical and wonderful out of nothing.

There are very few people who really appreciate my shows. People come to the show and they pay and they enjoy it, but I don’t really think most people really understand what they’ve seen.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.

I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there’s no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

When people get married young, you don’t really understand the true definition of marriage.

I don’t worry about stress. I create it.

An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands by a buttress, and what by a dome.

If I can be a leader, I will.

What I admire most about Hillary is that she never buckles under pressure. She never takes the easy way out. And Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

When I’m inspired, I get excited because I can’t wait to see what I’ll come up with next.

You better take care of me Lord, if you don’t you’re gonna have me on your hands.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

I hope my story inspires everyone out there to keep hustling and chasing their dreams.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

You have enough people against you… be for yourself.

Energy begets energy.

My music definitely comes from a place of experience. Everything connects to a truth.

Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.

A lot of people don’t realise I came out of the Smoky Mountains with a load of songs.

My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer.

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.

If you don’t trust the pilot, don’t go.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye. He set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still, to this day, I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.

I don’t create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.

The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody – like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger – and I thought, ‚That can be me.‘ So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn’t realize back then that I was having a defining moment.

I think our politicians could learn a lot from Mandela.

We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince – for the vocals, anyway.

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

The leaders come up from the volunteers that do the work, and it’s amazing because then they do these incredible things in their community that they never thought they had the power to make that happen.