“One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that.”

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

Speak, for your lips are free; speak, your tongue is still your own.

We have on this earth that which makes life worth living.

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

I raise up my voice — not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.