If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

Sport has the power to change the world... Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.

Our efforts to counter hatred, intolerance, and indifference must continue simultaneously at individual and structural levels. We must try to influence for good the minds and hearts of individual people through dialogue and confidence building. These efforts must be reinforced by our efforts to create just structures in society to support the ongoing work of negotiations in the human community. Only then will we have a chance to negate the terrible consequences of the tremendous conflicts facing humankind today.

Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.