It always seems impossible until its done.

I watched, along with all of you, as the tens of thousands of our people stood patiently in long queues for many hours. Some sleeping on the open ground overnight waiting to cast this momentous vote.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor.

We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.

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.