To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

The curious beauty about African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad story.

I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.

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.

It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair

There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires