"It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences."

"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."

"A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones."

"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried to not falter; I have made mistakes along the way. But with all of that, I have arrived at this point, and I stand before you as a humble servant …"

"There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself over to despair. That way lays defeat and death."