My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.

I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come out with two degrees. Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.

Nothing is black or white.

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.

Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights and liberty!

The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see.