Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions.

Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

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

When you feel helpless, help someone.

Sometimes I didn't even have enough money to eat. I became so weak from malnourishment that my hair fell out, and I couldn't get out of bed.