Those who can't imagine change reveal the deficits of their imaginations, not the difficulty of change.

I looked into the vast dome of blue emptiness that stretched out above me in all directions and the illusion was still there, the size and speed, and what information they were sending to mother earth.

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

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

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.

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.

There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like.