My dear husband, Richard, has been the driving force behind my success and rise to whatever level I am now. My story and legacy is incomplete without his mention.

Leadership is about falling in love with the people you serve and the people falling in love with you.

It is only when a woman is economically empowered that she can negotiate at household level with her husband about the number of children that body of hers can have.

My father made sure I was treated equally with my brothers.

When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even cut my own salary by 30% to show we are making sacrifices.

I have always said that I want Malawi to attain growth that should not just be seen in GDP, but in the growth of opportunities for all, protection for all, and equality for all.

I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.

My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.

Rise up to wise up.

The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.

Education should be a right, not a privilege. We need a revolution in the way that the United States funds higher education.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

My first dunk ever was in middle school. We were playing, me and my church friends, and I dunked it, and I swear I could not sleep that night.

The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men.

It's not about what you're capable of, It's about what you're willing to do.

All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.

Wanting and needing are two different things.

I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.