What has sustained me even in the most grim moments is the knowledge that I am a member of a tried and tested family which has triumphed over many difficulties.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education.

The virtue and the strength of UWC is that it provides small, but powerful cells of innovation, catalysts for change, breaking barriers of habit and opening broader vistas of experience for both pupils and educationalists.

We can't afford to be killing one another.