"Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative."

"You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria."

"Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets."

"For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon."

"A life well-lived is a testament that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"Never underestimate the power of the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"True authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a humble truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable."