It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.

Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates. Let the strivings of us all, prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war.

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.

I was neglected by my family because I had disappointed them - I'd run away from being forced into an arranged marriage, which was a big blow to them.

We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.

The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society