“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.”

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.