Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community.

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?

The march to freedom is irreversible.

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people.

Extremists on all sides thrive, fed by the blood lust of centuries gone by.

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.