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.

If I am your leader, you have to listen to me & if you don’t want to listen to me, then drop me as your leader

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

I am not the only one who did not want revenge. Almost all my colleagues in prison did not want revenge, because there is no time to do anything else except to try and save your people.

Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.

You see, when there is danger, a good leader takes the front line. But when there is celebration, a good leader stays in the back room. If you want the cooperation of human beings around you, make them feel that they are important. And you do that by being humble.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.