Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable if one can keep one's spirits strong even when one's body is being tested. Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.

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

The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?

Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

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