The greatest gift for an individual or a nation... was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.

We must contemplate what the meaning of being "educated" is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.

The quintessential revolution is that of spirit. Without this, the forces which produce the inequalities of the old order will continue to operate.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.

I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

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