Being a world leader is less about destiny than focused determination, and it is there that we have faltered.

Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.

There can be moments in your life where you may feel attracted to someone depending on circumstance, depending on the person of one gender or another, and sometimes where that is less of an influence in your life.

One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.

Co-opted convictions will always betray you.

Being a world leader is less about destiny than focused determination, and it is there that we have faltered.

The only way to vanquish cowardice is to brandish courage.