Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.

Hope is a powerful weapon, and (one) no one power on earth can deprive you of.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it.

Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.

In many respects, people on the outside suffered more than those of us in jail. In prison, we ate three times a day, we had clothing, we had free medical services, and we could sleep for 12 hours.

Great anger and violence can never build a nation.