Margaret Houlihan

"Family is what you make it, not just blood relations."

"Happiness is a choice, even in impossible circumstances."

"Education teaches you how to think, not what to think."

"Knowledge is the only thing they can't take from you."

"Peace will only come when people stop making excuses for war."

"Nature reminds us that beauty exists even in tragedy."

"Art is what separates us from the animals."

"Science gives us hope when faith falters."

"Music can heal wounds that medicine cannot touch."

"Faith is personal; I don't judge how others find it."

"A leader must be willing to make unpopular decisions."

"Dreams keep us human in inhumane situations."

"Humor is the only sane response to insanity."

"A woman's intelligence is her greatest asset."

"Life is what happens while you're making other plans."

"Love, when it comes, changes everything you thought you knew."

"Wisdom comes from experience, not from age."

"Happiness is found in small moments of peace."

"Success requires sacrifice and unwavering commitment."

"A true friend is rarer than a peaceful day in Korea."

"Family is the reason we endure impossible things."

"Hope is the last thing to die, even in war."

"Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's acting despite it."

"Change is the only constant in this world."

"Education teaches us that there's always more to learn."

"Knowledge without compassion is just arrogance."

"Time moves differently in war—faster and slower simultaneously."

"Truth, even when painful, is better than comfortable lies."

"Freedom is worth fighting for, no matter the cost."

"Peace begins with accepting what you cannot change."