I like to think I've provided this faith. I also think that by providing faith, I've focused their pride. I say focused because pride isn't something you give. It doesn't even break out suddenly; it's a feeling that grows very slowly, very confusedly.

Finally we promised to limit the birth rate. And this you really didn't believe; you smiled scornfully. Well, even in this things have gone well. The fact is that we have grown by over seventy millions in ten years, but it's also true that we have grown less than many other countries, including the countries of Europe.

When [my father] asked me to help him, I really didn't suspect the consequences.

I'm not interested in one label or the other - I'm only interested in solving certain problems, in getting where I want to go.

Have a bias toward action - let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.

You must also understand us - always undervalued, underestimated, not believed. Even when we believed, you didn't believe us. You said, 'How is it possible to fight without violence?' But without violence we obtained freedom.

I'm not ambitious. Not a bit.