Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy

Ethiopia always has a special place in my imagination and the prospect of visiting Ethiopia attracted me more strongly than a trip to France, England, and America combined. I felt I would be visiting my own genesis, unearthing the roots of what made me an African.

There is no future without forgiveness

I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving.

Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.

If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.