Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.

The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart.

My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.