Gabriela Mistral

"Politics is the art of sharing the bread of the earth justly."

"The woman who does not rebel against her chains is complicit."

"Technology is a tool; the human heart is the true instrument."

"To be happy is a rebellion against despair."

"The success that costs others their dignity is a hollow victory."

"I have danced with shadows and discovered light."

"The scientist measures; the poet feels what cannot be measured."

"Faith is the bridge between what is and what could be."

"To forgive is to alter the course of your own history."

"The child's laughter is the truest measure of a nation's worth."

"I have loved beauty and it has consumed me."

"The moment we stop learning is the moment we begin to die."

"Dreams are the language of the soul."

"To stand alone is not loneliness; to belong falsely is."

"The heart's logic is superior to the mind's mathematics."

"I am a poet of sorrow and a priest of hope."

"The plant that survives the frost is stronger for it."

"To acknowledge our mistakes is to plant seeds of wisdom."

"The woman must be the keeper of the eternal flame."

"Music is the mathematics of the heart."

"I have written with tears and blood to speak truth."

"The poor have wealth in their dignity if they refuse to sell it."

"Nature does not apologize; it simply continues."

"To create is to have faith in the future."

"The soul recognizes what the mind cannot articulate."

"Power without compassion is tyranny; compassion without power is sentiment."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single act of courage."

"I have found more wisdom in silence than in all the speeches of the learned."

"The woman who asks questions will never be silent again."

"To love what we serve and serve what we love is the highest calling."