We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

I must be a mermaid, I have no fear of depths, and a great fear of shallow living.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each other's dignity, rights and responsibilities makes thee world a better place to live.

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.

Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest. The maple and the pine may whisper to each other with their leaves . . . But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground, and the islands also hang together through the ocean's bottom.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.