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.
I had set about trying to make myself more polished than a country boy would be.
Concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it.
The only way to vanquish cowardice is to brandish courage.
I know a bigot when I see a bigot.
Being a world leader is less about destiny than focused determination, and it is there that we have faltered.