Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.

I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.

I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change.

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

I am influenced more than ever before by the conviction that social equality is the only basis of human happiness.

It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic young people ... I feel like a recharged battery, confident that our country can look forward to great things.