I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people. There was no particular day on which I said, Henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise.

We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of our restrictive past, and the expectant air of walking into a brighter future.

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

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.