Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal.

The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.

The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective.

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia.

Personally, I regard myself as an intellectual 'rebel,' kicking against the 'old colonialism-imperialism paradigm' which has landed Africa in a conundrum.

Getting rid of the dictator is only a first step in establishing a free society. The dictatorship must also be disassembled.

Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny.

Africa is poor because she is not free.

Africa's salvation doesn't lie in begging and begging for more aid, and as an African, I find it very, very humiliating.

In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

If NATO goes in and solves the crisis in Darfur, when the next one comes along Africa's leaders will just sit back.

Freedom is not an individual effort.Yours comes only when you grant others theirs

It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings.

Absolutely Nothing" the next 22 miles the highway sign said. Of course it was wrong!

Courage combined with integrity is the foundation of character.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

I finally like myself, at last I like myself.

All friendships are negotiations of power.

I'm not going to say that every record I've put out was the greatest record in history, but I'd stand by even the bad ones. Don't make excuses, make hits.

We're not trying to entertain the critics ... I'll take my chances with the public.