The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

'Ego' is a small word that can cause massive problems!

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.