No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

There is nothing to popularize a person. Only humility, which is the ability to remain in the background and to put others in the front light.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

If you make one gift this year, make it the gift of knowledge.

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.

Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.