Without courage you cannot practice any of the other virtues.

While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of man's humanity to man.

In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric.

Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that.

I'm not sure if resilience is ever achieved alone. Experience allows us to learn from example. But if we have someone who loves us-I don't mean who indulges us, but who loves us enough to be on our side-then it's easier to grow resilience, to grow belief in self, to grow self-esteem. And it's self-esteem that allows a person to stand up.

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!