A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long as the nation refuses to acknowledge the equal role of more than half of itself, it is doomed to failure.

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education... But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's development as a human being. Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others - qualities which are within easy reach of every soul - are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

By ancestry, I was born to rule.