The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.

It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him, they are hitting the ordinary masses of the people ... our African brothers and sisters.

I dust [your photo] carefully every morning, for to do so gives me the pleasant feeling that I'm caressing you as in the old days. I even touch your nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my blood whenever I did so.

Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people - men and women, boys and girls - that make the world a special place

Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.