We can neither heal nor build if, on the one hand the rich in our society see the poor as hordes of irritants or if on the other hand the poor sit back, expecting charity. All of us must take responsibility for the upliftment of our conditions, prepared to give our best to the benefit of all

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools; I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.

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

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. But the problems are such that for anybody with a conscience who can use whatever influence he may have to try to bring about peace, it's difficult to say no.

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