The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight.

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

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

I appeal to the Youth and those on the ground: start talking to each other across divisions of race and political organizations.

i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life. i like relaxing at the house, reading quietly, taking in the sweet smell that comes from the pots, sitting around a table with the family and taking out my wife and children. when you can no longer enjoy these simple pleasures something valuable is taken away from your life and you feel it in your daily work.

It always seems impossible until its done.

I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools; I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.