I am fundamentally an optimist.

It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for: to live in a safe environment, to be able to work and provide for themselves, to have access to good public health and to have sound educational opportunities for their children.

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!

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

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

Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.

Keep your friends close - and your rivals even closer.