The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.

The true path to enlightenment is through humility, compassion and selflessness.

Be truthful, kind and humble in all your actions, and you shall find peace in this life and the hereafter.

Serve others with kindness and love and the Lord will reward you with His grace.

Don’t be worried about what the world thinks, do what is right and just in the eyes of the Lord.

Do not hate anyone, for hate only breeds more hate.

I am grateful for the award since it is possible that it may provide a measure of encouragement to those, who like myself, have been motivated in their scientific pursuits, principally, for achieving personal perspectives, while wandering, mostly, in the lonely byways of Science…

The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.

Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.

Education makes us the human beings we are. It has major impacts on economic development, on social equity, gender equity. In all kinds of ways, our lives are transformed by education and security. Even if it had not one iota of effect [on] security, it would still remain in my judgment the biggest priority in the world.