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

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.

We forgive but not forgotten

[Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian religion. It is an essential fundamental principle of all religions, whatever stage of development a society has reached, to sympathize with others and to promote that spirit of equality.

Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.

It is also the fate of leadership to be misunderstood. For historians, academics, writers and journalists to reflect great lives according to their own subjective canon.