"We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism."

"I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home."

"I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father."

"Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen."

"Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers."

"I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away."

"I don't know the true meaning of happiness."

"I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive."