“My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.”

“Hillary opened my eyes to a whole new world of public service by private citizens.”

“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”

“I underlined my conviction that running a business and managing an enterprise were not merely a private concern but a public endeavor.”

“What is public opinion? It is private indolence.”

“I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.”

“What is past is past. never go back. Not for excuses. Not for justification, not for happiness. You are what you are, the world is what it is.”

“Public postures have the configuration of private derangement.”

“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.”

“Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.”