Some of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow man.

When the missionaries first came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land.

I am a man: I consider nothing human alien to me.

Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear.

Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother-in-law.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation.

There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken.

It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.