You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you're discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that.

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

I never think of the time I have lost. I just carry out a programme because it's there. It's mapped out for me.

Lead from the front - but don t leave your base behind.

Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.