Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.

Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.

The excellent becomes the permanent.

Women are the glue that hold our day-to-day world together.

What we say and what we do ultimately comes back to us so let us own our responsibility, place it in our hands, and carry it with dignity and strength.

Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can - - and surely will at times -- fail. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

We must believe in ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage, and determination to succeed.

When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own intersts.