“Appearances matter – and remember to smile.”

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.

I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

Great anger and violence can never build a nation.

Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.

You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.

The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.

History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.

A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones.

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Education is the great engine of personal development.

Nothing is black or white.

The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural.

The truth is I’m getting old, I said. We already are old, she said with a sigh. What happens is that you don’t feel it on the inside, but from the outside everybody can see it.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

Freaks, they are very prejudiced. You have to have your hair long and talk in a certain way in order to be with them. In order to be the other way you have to have your hair short and wear ties.

Debt gives you the ability to look like you’re winning when you’re not.

Did you ever think how a bit of land shows the character of the owner?

No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?

To test if you are worrying too much about looking good, observe how you feel when you find out you’ve made a mistake or don’t know something.