"There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy."

"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."

"I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes on incomes over $250,000 - the same rate we had when Bill Clinton was president the same rate we had when our economy created nearly 23 million new jobs, the biggest surplus in history, and a lot of millionaires to boot."

"We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war."

"As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women."

"I'm not in politics."