Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

I approach every problem with optimism.

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

When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power

I know that, throughout the world, there are good men and women concerned with the greatest challenges facing society today - poverty, illiteracy, and disease.

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.