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The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

— Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

— Maya Angelou, American Poet

Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and engagement of all.

— Kofi Annan,Former Secretary-General of the United Nations

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

— Henry Ford, Founder of the Ford Motor Company

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former Indian President

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

— Eleanor Roosevelt, American Politician

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

— Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.

— Voltaire, French Enlightenment Writer

A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. – The taste of anything can be changed. – But poison cannot be changed into nectar.

— B.R. Ambedkar, Indian Jurist

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.

— Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic missionary
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