I prefer to supervise the whole operations of the government myself rather than entrust the public business to subordinates.

"Cada libro es un acto de fe en el poder transformador de las palabras."

Hope is a scarce resource in poor communities.

"Sometimes we get sad about things and we don’t like to tell other people that we are sad about them."

你在玫瑰上所花的时间，让玫瑰变得重要。

我不追逐梦想，我抓住它们。

"The words we use are like the clothes we wear. They can make us look smart or silly, kind or cruel, strong or weak."

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.