"A life well-lived is a testament that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"It is a subtle truth that an hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the greatest battles are fought within."

"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything."

"After marriage, a woman's sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and a man's so dull that he can look right through his wife without seeing her."

"Whether you're throwing up or breaking up, you want your girlfriend right there! I don't trust women who don't go to their girlfriends."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have a ways to go toward greater equity. This country does not have a neoliberal economic model anymore. We have put in place a lot of policies that will ensure that economic growth goes hand in hand with social justice."