We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

I am not the only one who did not want revenge. Almost all my colleagues in prison did not want revenge, because there is no time to do anything else except to try and save your people.

I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.

I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others.

A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.