For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later.

The worst people on earth are not only those who commit evil, but those who stand by and turn a blind eye

Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission.

I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.

A cold heart is my protection mechanism. I don't really feel anything for anyone.

I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.

I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.'

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

Peace may be negotiated by politicians, but it is something written in hearts and minds not on pieces of paper

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

It's not that I am not moved by these things, that I don't them in my life. But lately, their power has diminished." - 140

Burnout…occurs because we’re trying to solve the same problem over and over.

The greatest stupidity in man is not his arrogance or ignorance, it he failing to realize who he is.

God's mercy is fresh and new every morning.

I love to nurture, I love to help people. I love to brainstorm. I like to mentor.

The male cannot bear very much humiliation; and he really cannot bear it, it obliterates him.

Speak to me, Jacob, do not play the tyrant. Speak to me.

I was always singing the way I felt, and maybe I didn't exactly know it, but I just didn't like the way things were down there-in Mississippi.

The first thing I do in the morning is to make my bed and while I am making up my bed I am making up my mind as to what kind of a day I am going to have.

It was early detection that saved my voice - and I imagine, my life.