Democracy holds little appeal for people who are struggling to survive.

Listen more to the one who criticizes you and less to the one who praises you. Learn from them and do something about it.

Africa’s story has been written by others; we need to own our problems and solutions and write our story.

We cannot turn the clock back nor can we undo the harm caused, but we have the power to determine the future and to ensure that what happened never happens again.

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

Aid leads to more aid and more aid and more aid and less independence of the people that are receiving aid.

In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.

It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.

National security is vital for economic and social progress.

It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security.

I grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda, and I lived there for 30 years. That shapes one's character.

Be an inspiration for short time than living for a long time

Feminism isn't about hating men. It's about challenging the absurd gender distinctions that boys and girls learn from childhood and carry into their adult lives.

Men freely believe that which they desire.

Government holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force.

The rosary is a weapon against depression and hopelessness.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless it's kind of hard to get there.

Scared of a bunch of water? Then get out the rain. Order a rapper for lunch, and spit out the chain.

I would rather commit adultery than drink a glass of beer.

If we then let the words of Christ abide in us, they will stir us up in prayer.

A few yes men may be born, but mostly they are made. Fear is a great breeder of them.