A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come out with two degrees. Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.

I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.

Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Know your enemy - and learn about his favorite sport.