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

Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.

A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.

Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind.

Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.

You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.

Freedom can never be taken for granted.

There is no future without forgiveness.

The Meanies want to take away your benefits, and the Weenies want to compromise with them.

You can’t always have the best team. It’s always a compromise.

There’s a lot of romance to sort of living by your own rules and sort of not subscribing to what society tells you to do, but society pushes back pretty strongly, so there’s a lot of compromise that goes with that.

It was a compromise. There was a sense that I could write my own memoirs, and Larry [Grobel] would help me down the line, or maybe not, maybe he was too close to me.

Adjust to your surroundings, because the world don’t wait for you.

You want the lyrics to match the melody, because if you are composing a song or recording a song, it’s cacophonous if they don’t match.

I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.

I will not compromise on language or content. At 15, people can handle the same language as me, they’re just as complicated as me and are very interested in thinking about important questions for the first time.