“went to class with all the right answers, then meet the wrong questions.”

“two wrongs make a right, now, we're even.”

“it takes evil for good to be recognized. evil is a necessity.”

“If you have a problem and you can't find a solution, you meet again tomorrow and you keep talking until you find a solution. You can disagree with behavior or a particular position, but you do not resort to calling an opponent worthless.”

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural and national identity. Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.... Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”

“Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.”

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”