Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. 

There is no such thing as part freedom.

I totally disagree with the view that the Tibet struggle will die, and there will be no hope for Tibet, after the Dalai Lama passed away.

Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.

On the first day of school, my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name and said that from thenceforth that was the name we would answer to in school. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education.

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. 

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.