Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

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.

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

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.