I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.

One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on... unless you are a king.

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.

Sometimes I walk into a situation and I know somebody is going to provoke me - not maybe, I know he will provoke me - I know he will provoke me! And there are times when I simply refuse to be provoked. And the other times you have to use that superior knowledge to carry on at work without distraction, and don't allow yourself to be distracted. I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for building a better life.

However much one tries to suppress the will of the people they eventually will have the last word.

I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.