I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

Challenges mean opportunities as well.

Some of the best indicators of a country developing along the right lines are healthy mothers giving birth to healthy children who are assured of good care and a sound education that will enable them to face the challenges of a changing world.

So, I think that for the authorities to say now that calling for sanctions will prevent dialogue is a ploy to stop us from supporting sanctions. It has to be the other way around: dialogue first, then we stop our call for sanctions, because sanctions make people understand that you cannot exercise repression and at the same time expect international support.