"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it."

"Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done."

"It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."

"I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted."

"Never underestimate the power of the essence of humanity is our ability to connect."

"Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure."

"The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."