Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.

In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education... But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one's development as a human being. Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others - qualities which are within easy reach of every soul - are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.

I was called a terrorist yesterday... Today I am admired by the very people who said I was one.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

It is always impossible until it is done.

True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past.