History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the fight against HIV/AIDS

I cannot overemphasise the value we place on a free, independent and outspoken press

There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.

It enables me to go to bed with an enriching feeling in my soul and the belief that I am changing myself.

Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.

To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only a ramshackle house, you may have lost your job, but that song gives you hope.