Education is the most important weapon to change the fate of a nation.

Fate being unfavorable (or without God's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish).

Love cannot save you from your own fate.

A year ago our position looked forlorn, and well nigh desperate, to all eyes but our own. Today we may say aloud before an awe-struck world, 'We are still masters of our fate. We still are captain of our souls.

If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.