We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.

One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible. Time and time again, conflicts are resolved through shifts that were unimaginable at the start.

The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

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.

It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.