“History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.”

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.

The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness.

If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.

No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.

Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.

The cost of freedom is always high.

The best road to progress is freedom’s road.

A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.

Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.

The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

Loneliness is still inevitable, it must be accepted as a part of yourself.

The moment that judgement stops through acceptance of what it is, you are free of the mind. You have made room for love, for joy, for peace.

We’re a creation of words, constantly looking for acceptance in places we don’t belong.

Forgiveness comes after understanding & understanding comes after acceptance.

Family is something your heart accepts, not something your blood relates.

To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.

Never accept other’s people limits as your own.

Accept help from others – you’ll have more to give.