Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.

Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which the Nobel Peace Prize encapsulates. Let the strivings of us all, prove Martin Luther King Jr. to have been correct, when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war.

Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.

When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free.

I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond.

I was neglected by my family because I had disappointed them - I'd run away from being forced into an arranged marriage, which was a big blow to them.

I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.