It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism

Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom.

There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires

The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight.

As the years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a 90-year-old may offer some unsolicited advice on this occasion, it would be that you, irrespective of your age, should place human solidarity, the concern for the other, at the centre of the values by which you live.

Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport.

Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment to bringing about an end to global poverty.