"We must create a society in which every individual has the opportunity to achieve his or her full potential."

"I have often wondered whether it is right to be so deeply involved in politics, for it leaves little time for other things."

"The true test of a civilization is not the census, nor the size of its cities, nor the crops in its fields, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"When you are in power, you must be prepared to make unpopular decisions."

"The only constant in life is change."