We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path.

We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.

This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves.

What I treasure most in life is being able to dream. During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future.

I am like a drop of water on a rock. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, I begin to leave a mark, and I leave my mark in many people's hearts.

We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contributions of our peoples.

... only those of us who carry our cause in our hearts are willing to run the risks.

The people are the only ones capable of transforming society.

I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples.

There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives.

unless a religion springs from within the people themselves, it is a weapon of the system.

However fast you run, or however skilfully, you can’t run away from your own feet.

It’s a lot cleaner when Command kills you on purpose . . . than when they do it by accident.

We should realize that an opinion is not easily formed unless a person says and hears the same things every day and practises them in real life.

Life like war is a series of mistakes and he is best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.

You [as a president] have to have a strong team around you. You have to have respect for institutions and the process to make good decisions because you are inherently reliant on other folks.

You should love yourself.

It's very different to live with a mask.

I seek in the reading of books, only to please myself, by an honest diversion.

Why is it that for many persons changing others is so exciting and so relevant, while changing oneself is so boring and irrelevant?

I work best after the deadline has passed, when I'm in a panic.