"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power."

"A steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a radiant truth that life is an unwritten ledger; each passing sunrise offers a clean and waiting page."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it."

"The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it."

"I quote others only in order the better to express myself."