We can't win a war, but we can win an election.

Racism is a blight on the human conscience

Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.

I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come out with two degrees. Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.

I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.

The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world a better one for all, especially the poor, vulnerable and marginalised.