It's not the tools that you have faith in - tools are just tools. They work, or they don't work. It's people you have faith in or not. Yeah, sure, I'm still optimistic I mean, I get pessimistic sometimes but not for long.

It is better to deal with wrongs immediately than to postpone your action till it snowballs into something big.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. 

I am just one human being.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusive developed Sri Lanka.

You don’t need a troll army to silence a lie.

Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it.

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.