“No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.”

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.

Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.

Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.

Appearances matter – and remember to smile.

The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.