“The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.”

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

Soul and intellect are just the same things.

It is better to destroy one’s own errors than those of others.

Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.

Virtue isn’t not wronging others but not wishing to wrong others.

All things happen by virtue of necessity.

You can tell the man who rings true from the man who rings false, not by his deeds alone, but also by his desires.

Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.

Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

The word is the shadow of the deed.

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Men should strive to think much and know little.

The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.

The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.

Every decision we make will have a direct impact on Americans’ lives. We need leaders who understand that.

This is our democracy. And we’re not about to let anybody take that away.

Americans are united by their aspirations – for themselves and their families.

We need to try to unite audiences, unite countries, join musical tastes, unite people.

Now is the time to stand up. Now is the time to speak out. Now is the time to VOTE.

When it comes to this pandemic – and the economic recovery – we are not Democrats or Republicans. We are Americans, and we will be there for one another.

My parents were born half a world apart from each other: my mother in India and my dad in Jamaica. But like so many others, they came to America in pursuit of a dream. And that dream was a dream for themselves, for me, and for my sister Maya.

The challenge we’re facing in our country is about more than the actions of a few. It’s about how to transform a justice system that doesn’t work equally for all.