Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

I do not believe that I'm sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I'm demanding returns for my investments. I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I'm willing and able to pay for the consequences.

If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated

Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.

If you feel helpless, go help someone.

As you look at me and listen to me, please remember the often repeated truth that one prisoner of conscience is one too many.

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.