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

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.

Racism is a blight on the human conscience.

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.

Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.

The time is always right to do right.

The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.