16 days of activism? I don't know about you folks, but I'm an activist every single day.

There are many different forms of family and there is in fact NO 'the' family.The basic building block of any close relationship - and thus any family - is LOVE.

Christians believe their God gave us all free will - strange that for over 2000 years, they have tried to take that choice away.

The religious right sees every group trying to achieve equality with them as a threat, because obviously if they become equal to them, THEY won't be able to abuse their human rights anymore.

Education is what they equip you with

Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves.

Freedom will remain elusive as long as there remains a 'self' to be freed.

When Adam dolve and Eve span Who was then the gentleman?

Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.

This is a fact: Strength in the pursuit of peace is no vice; isolation in the pursuit of security is no virtue.

Write more. That's the advice I would give myself.

Today, the tide has turned, we are destroying them.

The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa.

This is a great day for France!