I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.
Poverty is not natural; it is man-made
It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism, to conduct discussions as if he or she is a schoolmaster talking to less informed and inexperienced learners.
It always seems impossible until its done.
We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.
I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.