“He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.”

Every nation has the right to demand proper treatment and no country should violate the territory of any other country.

I will lead my people by the hand along the road until their feet are sure and they know the way. Then they may choose for themselves and rule themselves. Then my work will be done.

A man who doesn’t think differently from his time and environment can’t grow beyond his time and environment.

The supreme guide in life is knowledge.

It was when I entered the military preparatory school and put on its uniform, that a feeling of strength came to me, as if I had become master of my own destiny.

To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.

My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go.

Those who are inclined to compromise never make a revolution.

Victory is for those who can say “Victory is mine”. Success is for those who can begin saying “I will succeed” and say “I have succeeded” in the end.

If a society does not wage a common struggle to attain a common goal with its women and men, scientifically there is no way for it to become civilized or developed.

Nations which don’t find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations.

Men, I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die. In the time that it takes us to die, other forces and commanders can come and take our place.

Our true mentor in life is science.

Peace at home is peace in the country. Peace in the country is peace in the world.

This nation has never lived without independence. We cannot and shall not live without it. Either independence or death.

Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.

If something catches your attention, it’s probably going to catch the attention of others, too.

It’s not worth moving heaven and earth, spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.

There is something extraordinary about watching her inhabit the world. – and sometimes she catches me staring.

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour; Improve each moment as it flies!

Time is my enemy. Time will catch up with me vocally. And I dread that. I dread to think about life without singing.

I find the motion of this world to be overwhelming, for it just keeps on spinning even when I just can’t seem to catch my breath.