"It is a quiet truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To leave a mark on the world, remember that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud."

"In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?'"

"It is a essential truth that humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect."

"Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness and fashion are enough for the former, and a something of shabbiness or impropriety will be most endearing to the latter."

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."

"We cannot sacrifice innocent human life now for vague and exaggerated promises of medical treatments thirty of forty years from now. There are ways to pursue this technology and respect life at the same time."