Sport is and should remain a great school of life that supports young people in their personal development. It teaches respect for others and also for oneself.

Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls.

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship.

When kids are young, before the age of ten, there is a critical window of opportunity when their habits and motivations can be influenced.

If women are the key to Africa's future - and I believe they are - we must figure out how to take away the barriers to their participation.

For African societies, no issue looms larger than employment. Only vibrant entrepreneurship and thriving small businesses can hope to provide the millions of jobs that are needed.

Bringing more large sporting events to Africa would help the continent develop sports policies and at the same time optimize its peoples' chances of achieving competitive success.

Improving Africa's farming sector would have multiple positive outcomes for African people.

Inspiration, in its rich variety, must be present in any discussion about Africa. We need role models - they are essential to the advancement of our society.

It is my firm belief that action on the issues that matter for Africa must emerge from within Africa itself.

Wisdom cannot be stolen - it can only be shared.

Follow the evidence to where it leads, even if the conclusion is uncomfortable.

Your Thinking writes your Future &Your Action makes it.

You are a victim only when you have decided to play the part.

Careful now: even a financially rewarding, intellectually stimulating work environment isn’t the same as living your own values.

It would be pleasant to be drunk.

..."Good, because I need your help." "Help is my middle name." I was pretty sure she'd already told me bad was her middle name, but I kept my opinion to myself.

Rihanna is mysterious and fascinating

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.