A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means.

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.

You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

I would like to have seen my sons growing up.

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor, so we work to try and bring about the situation that is necessary for the country, and we are confident that we will get to the negotiation table at one time or another. This is the way all such situations pan out even with the most truculent dictator.