“My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.”

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.

Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.

Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.

Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

If you are feeling helpless, help someone.

I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.

When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.

One should mature over 20 years.

I made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.

Don’t be a time manager, be a priority manager.

Your priorities, passions, goals, and fears are shown clearly in the flow of your money.

My priority is always the family and Victoria [Beckham] and I always ensure we are there for our children. We work hard but family comes first.

In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?

Money is like a jealous lover. Ignore it and it will ignore you, or worse, it will leave you for someone who makes it a priority.

Chase your passion, not your pension.

Make Money a CENTRAL priority. This has nothing to do with greed and consumption and everything to do with life force and power.