"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

"The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath."

"I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people."

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind."