But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.

The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations.

It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.

Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.

The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause.

The most powerful State in the world, which up to now was relatively protected from terrorist violence, is no longer an inviolable sanctuary.

Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.

I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.

I may not believe in God, but I still fear him.

What she craved and really felt herself entitled to was a situation in which the noblest attitude should also be the easiest.

But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care.

I don't want to get into a 'he said, she said' with the refs...I'm the he.

It was pretty frightening because as we all know, when large, famous groups breakup, a lot of the members don't survive in solo careers.

And it is so simple... The one thing is - love thy neighbor as thyself - that is the one thing. That is all, nothing else is needed. You will instantly find how to live.

I never knew how much like heaven this world could be, when two people love and live for one another!

When the darkness gets easier, you know you're sinking deeper, becoming dead yourself.

We are all of us richer than we think we are; but we are taught to borrow and to beg, and brought up more to make use of what is another's than of our own.

People joked that Forster became more renowned with every book he did not write.