“In union, there is strength.”

“United you will be more than a match for your enemies. But if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.”

“The north wind and the sun were disputing which was the stronger, and agreed to acknowledge as the victor whichever of them could strip a traveler of his clothing. The wind tried first. But its violent gusts only made the man hold his clothes tightly around him, and when it blew harder still the cold made him so uncomfortable that he put on an extra wrap. Eventually the wind got tired of it and handed him over to the sun. The sun shone first with moderate warmth, which made the man take off his topcoat. Then it blazed fiercely, till, unable to stand the heat, he stripped and went off to a bathe in a nearby river. Persuasion is more effective than force. ”

“I don’t feel at all brave,’ thought Jack, ‘but I suppose a person is really bravest when he does something although he is frightened. So here goes!”

"I don’t want to be thought of as the “girl who was shot by the Taliban” but the “girl who fought for education.” This is the cause to which I want to devote my life."

"That's when he lifted up a black pistol. I later learned it was a Colt .45. Some of the girls screamed. Moniba tells me I squeezed her hand."

"At night our fear is strong . . . but in the morning, in the light, we find our courage again."

"Now, every morning when I open my eyes, I long to see my old room full of my things, my clothes all over the floor and my school prizes on the shelves."

"Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born."

"It seemed to me that everyone knows they will die one day. My feeling was nobody can stop death; it doesn't matter if it comes from a Talib or cancer. So I should do whatever I want to do."

"We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage."

Love is the strongest force the world possesses.

Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.

Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.

I'm tough, I'm ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.

The Russians feared Ike. They didn't fear me.