There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty.

In most cases, my visits to the West are for promotion of human values and religious harmony.

Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.

Though I do manage to mumble around in about seven or eight languages, English remains the most beautiful of languages. It will do anything.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.