It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this, we destroy dignity and pride. Every woman who has to sell her life for sex we condemn to a lifetime in prison. For every moment we remain silent, we conspire against our women. For every woman infected by HIV, we destroy a generation.

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

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.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

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

Blaming things on the past does not make them better.