By staying neutral, I end up being somebody that everybody can trust. Even if they don't always agree with my decisions, they know I'm not working against them.

Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death.

He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.

For Africa to move forward, you've really got to get rid of malaria.

How people themselves perceive what they are doing is not a question that interests me.