In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.

Extremists on all sides thrive, fed by the blood lust of centuries gone by.

Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.

We can't fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well.

I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. As I worked, physical and mental fatigue set in and I was unable to operate to the maximum of my intellectual ability. But in a single cell in prison, I had time to think. I had a clear view of my past and present, and I found that my past left much to be desired, both in regard to my relations with other humans and in developing personal worth.

The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for the children of their workers. Some of them built homes for their workers. They had in-service training, which improved the skills of their workers. So that spirit was there. All we did was merely exploit it.