The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.

When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.

Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous. Some of them are not known even in their own countries, but when you come across them you are very impressed. Those are heroes or heroines we must never forget. Because of their service to society, you can't really help but admire them.

Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.