Freedom must be gained step by step, slowly. Freedom is a food which must be carefully administered when people are too hungry for it.

In myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience.

I use many different gadgets connected with computers; I use PCs, laptops and a Palm Pilot. I also use the Internet to visit websites, especially within Polish-language Internet. I usually go to political discussion groups and sites - of course, as I use my real name, people never believe that they are chatting with me!

Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented.

He who once became aware of the power of Solidarity and who breathed the air of freedom will not be crushed.

We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance.