Come to Africa and help! Wherever you may be in the world, there is something you can give back to the continent that gave you a name and an identity, at least.

Don’t cause wealth loss to your generation! Life is too short to be little. You have an impact to make on your generation and the time to start was yesterday.

Don’t under-rate the scope of your influence in your youth. Don’t think you have all the time to make a difference in this world. Recognize that both brown and green leaves fall to the ground.

Don’t wait till you have grey hair before you believe people will take you seriously because scientifically, grey hair is a sign of old age and not necessarily of wisdom.

My cardinal belief is that it is the natives of the land that till the land best, with passion and meaning. The advanced nations of this world built their countries by the sweat of their indigenes.

It is only by our hands that we can build this continent to the standard that we envy and admire in the advanced countries.

When I lean my ear up against your seashell heart, I can hear an ocean of love roaring inside.

The biggest mistake made by emerging speakers is that they discount their own experience.

I heard recently that I used to date Patrick Swayze.

Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.

[Progressives] think the Constitution is like Felix the Cat's magic bag: Look in there long enough and hard enough, and you can find anything.

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

The meal plan was hard at first because I am a snack eater, but the most challenging part is trying to change my pallet to like healthy food.

Do you love him?" Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. "He makes me feel like that. Like flying.

I liked my father a lot, but I didn't see him very often because my mother was bitter about him. He remarried, and I used to have to sneak off to see him.

I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I've found as an adult the importance of having female and male friends.