"Twenty years ago, I wrote a book called 'It Takes a Village.' And a lot of people looked at the title and asked, 'What the heck do you mean by that?' This is what I mean. None of us can raise a family, build a business, heal a community or lift a country totally alone."

"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."

"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

"Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves."

"I have learnt how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch."

"Take care of the small circle around you. When you have succeeded with them, then move outwards, one small step at a time."