1. The work of cleaning floors and washing spittoons, like the duties of the president, has its own dignity.

2. Adversity can defeat the weak and create the strong.

3. The work of cleaning the floor, washing the spittoon, and the position of the president have their own dignity.

4. What really matters to a person is not his background, his skin color, his race or his religious beliefs, but his character.

5. What fate gives us is not the wine of disappointment, but the cup of opportunity.

6. The most eloquent people are often the most superficial in thought. When making decisions for people who may become leaders, a reliable rule is: talk less and think more.

7. Democratic politics is an extremely complex dragging process between various groups, various forces and various interests. Leaders should be statesmen and not politicians.

8. General de Gaulle is a facade, but not a false facade. Behind it is a passionate, intelligent and well-trained person. The facade looks like a sculpture in front of a cathedral, not a Hollywood prop with nothing on the back.

9. Theorists like to look at power abstractly. Leaders know better, and power confronts them with reality. Professors can run into absurdly difficult subject areas, but those who hold power must keep their eyes firmly on conclusions, impacts, and effects, and they must deal with specific problems.

10. Every moment in history is fleeting, precious and unique.

11. All pain helps us to work hard, no matter how much we hate it at the time. What fate gives us is not the wine of disappointment, but the cup of opportunity. So let us seize our destiny without fear and with joy.

12. When you are at the bottom of your life, you will be dazzled by the glory at the top.

13. Those who hate you will not defeat you unless you hate them too. Because of this, you will destroy yourself.

14. When someone scolds you, don’t scold you back. When you scold you back, you will destroy yourself.