Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.

Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.

Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a normal illness

Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.

People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones; such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety. You learn to look into yourself.