Quotes from Michael Kirby

Failure will not overcome me so long as my will to succeed is stronger

I think it is in the interest of the people of [Serbia] that no one, not even the government, can get away with the crime, whoever the victim.

It is often said that the best leaders are those who serve.

The protection of our liberties does not ultimately depend on parliaments or even the courts. It depends on the love of the people for liberty.

One of my responsibilities is to make sure that justice is done for our citizens . . . . I want this case to be completed. Until that happens, it will continue to burden our relationship.

When in the evening we are alone with our most existential thoughts, it is then that we come face to face with the most precious truths that we discover in our brief existence in this world. Just before fatigue envelopes us, taking us into sleep. We think of what our lives actually mean. And then we know how lucky we are if we still enjoy consciousness, rationality and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Success is happiness within yourself and serving others and doing things in your life that make the world slightly better place.