“And once the storm is over, you will not remember how you made it through. But one thing is certain: when you come out of the storm, you will not be the same person who walked in.”

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading you can only think what everyone else is thinking. Creativity requires different reading.”

“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.”

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'”