“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.”

“No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.”

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.”

“There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.”

“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires”

“Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?”

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