Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.

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

I was called a terrorist yesterday... Today I am admired by the very people who said I was one.

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.

Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.