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I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm.
Elizabeth I of England1533–1603Speech to the Troops at Tilbury (1588)
When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. No, our motto is, when they go low, we go high.
Michelle Obamaborn 1964Speech at the Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia (25 July 2016)
- Advice
- Character
Here I stand; I can do no otherwise. God help me. Amen!
Martin Luther1483–1546At the Diet of Worms (18 April 1521). The words are in early printed accounts of his reply but not in the record of the session, which has only “God help me, Amen”, so whether he said them is disputed
- Courage
- Faith
You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love.
Edward VIII1894–1972Abdication broadcast (11 December 1936)
I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperial family, to which we all belong.
Elizabeth II1926–2022Broadcast on her 21st birthday, from Cape Town (21 April 1947)
- Leadership
- Responsibility
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert F. Kennedy1925–1968Day of Affirmation Address, University of Cape Town (6 June 1966)
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Steve Jobs1955–2011Commencement address at Stanford University (12 June 2005)
- Advice
- Courage
There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part. You can’t even passively take part! And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop!
Mario Savio1942–1996Speech at Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley (2 December 1964)
- Freedom
- Responsibility
Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln1809–1865Lincoln’s Second Annual Message to Congress (1862)
- History
- Responsibility
Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects.
Elizabeth I of England1533–1603Speech to the Troops at Tilbury (1588)
- Courage
- Leadership
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- Religion
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- Justice
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- Forgiveness
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- God
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Sermon on the Mount
- Character
- Religion