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"Where people of goodwill get together and transcend their differences for the common good, peaceful and just solutions can be found even for those problems which seem most intractable."
"Jinnah is a constant source of inspiration for all those who are fighting against racial and group discrimination."
"A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it."
"As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a consensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom; a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind."
"Che Guevara's life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory."
"I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. But the problems are such that for anybody with a conscience who can use whatever influence he may have to try to bring about peace, it's difficult to say no."
"You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you're discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that."
"To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them."
"My family is very large. 42 million."
"There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side"
"There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people."
"The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered."
"I know that, throughout the world, there are good men and women concerned with the greatest challenges facing society today - poverty, illiteracy, and disease."
"Be a life long student, read as many books as possible."
"Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more."
"Let your greatness bloom."
"I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do."
"There's no such thing as part freedom."
"There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease."
"The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow."