I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny..

The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseve….

I do not believe that I'm sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I'm demandi….

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do..

If you are feeling helpless, help someone..

European and American companies companies do create jobs for some people but what they're mainly going to do is make an already wealthy elite wealthi….

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous..

The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear..

Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we ex….

When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons..

One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about..

Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change..

After I was released, people used to keep asking me, 'what's it like to be free? And it was very difficult for me to answer. I'd always felt free. As….

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change..

The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest..

There is no hope without endeavor..

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unli….

I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particul….

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people..

The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of the greater nation….

I would like to have seen my sons growing up..