A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.

Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man

We don't have to be victims of our past, that we can let go of our bitterness, and that all of us can achieve greatness.

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.

Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.

It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.