Haitians don't like to say they are hungry because we are proud.

We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.

If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.

The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.

Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always. Always.

When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to not arm people to repress.

We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.

Of course, learning is strengthened and solidified when it occurs in a safe, secure and normal environment.

I will work to bring peace to everyone - whatever economic level - as long as you are Haitian.

Pa gen lape nan tet, si pa gen lape nan vant (there is no peace in the head if there is no peace in the stomach).

Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective.

The hog that ploughs not, not obeys thy call, Lives on the labours of this lord of all.

A friend is not only someone who you can confide in, it is someone who can mirror the trust you have shown by confiding in you as well.

Spaghetti is no food for fighters.

I have my detractors in Washington. There are bastards who spread things around, of course, who planted nasty things in the media. Not that I cared very much.

Tolerance should really only be a passing attitude: it should lead to appreciation. To tolerate is to offend.

As a filmmaker, it's about surviving and lasting. So many talented people that I've known in my life - directors and writers - just haven't made it and haven't had a chance.

What are you?" I rasped. It smiled. "Whatever scares you.

No one has a closest friend in Hollywood. These guys do not do friends in the orthodox sense!

Risk is the price you pay for opportunity.

Economic crimes are complex in nature, difficult to untangle, and they must be investigated according to the procedures set by the law.